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[TIL] Our ancestors didn't sleep like us; they slept twice every night.

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4kBva TIL that caste classifications were used by colonial officials in India to formulate land tax rates, as well as to frequently target some social groups as "criminal" castes and castes prone to "rebellion"
X0P6X TIL Brussels Sprouts today are significantly less bitter than they were in the 90s thanks to Dutch scientists
WkANX TIL that that the British Government was able to safeguard supplies of fish and chips during both World Wars, making it one of the few non-rationed foods
M17 TIL in Aliso Viejo, California, the city officials came close to ban polystyrene cups in 2004 after hearing that “dihydrogen monoxide”(H20,plain water) was used in their production.
D18QP TIL the smallest US post office is in the middle of the Florida Everglades, the Ochopee Post Office - it was originally a 7x8' shed for a tomato farm!