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TIL Cannibalism is legal in the Netherlands

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JY5vV TIL that in old Nokia phones, the notification tone for an SMS was simply 'SMS' in Morse
vP044 TIL that the reason we feel groggy when we first wake up is caused by 'sleep inertia.' The gradual feeling of waking up is due to blood flow. Our 'primitive brain centers' get blood flow first and it isn't for 15 minutes or longer before blood flow returns to deeper thinking areas.
j6oWE TIL that Chris Farley was to be the original voice of Shrek, with at least 85% of dialogue already recorded
grP0L TIL about Ulrich Larsen. A Danish former chef, who ended up being a mole in North Korea. The North Koreans almost started a weapons factory disguised as a luxury resort on an island in Uganda. He was also offered to buy SCUD-missiles.
WkQ8o TIL, the Russian spinoff of "Everybody Loves Raymond" is the longest running TV show in the country.