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TIL people experience time different depending on their culture

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YN0v TIL The area code by NASA in Orlando is (321)
4kJaJ TIL that “sleeping on a problem” really works — studies show that during sleep, the brain reorganizes memories and clears irrelevant details, which can lead to sudden insights or better problem-solving the next day.
QJXXX TIL: Armin T. Wegner who resisted both the Armenian Genocide & the Holocaust. In 1915, he took hundreds of photos of the persecuted Armenians and was subsequently arrested. In 1933, he wrote a letter to Hitler denouncing the persecution of Jews, and was then sent to a concentration camp.
69AJw TIL that Billy West, who does the voice of Philip J. Fry's on Futurama among other characters, intentionally made Fry's voice close to his natural voice as a job security measure because it would be more difficult to replace him.
AAQw TIL it is still legal to kill Scots in the English city of York, as long as they are carrying a bow and an arrow