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TIL Charles Dickens only worked 9am to 2pm and wrote his 28 books and over 200 essays without working longer than 5 hours a day.

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exMJ TIL that Israel has what’s known as the ‘Samson Option’ – A nuclear strike against every nation on Earth if they feel their existence is threatened.
rRd44 TIL the Power of Sleep particularly for elite athletes. Roger Federer sleeps 12 hours a day. Usain Bolt 9-10 hrs a day. Le Bron James also sleeps 12 hours. For a long time, while he was struggling with his form, Tiger Woods had a sleep disorder.
mYEY TIL The Segway was #1 on Time’s worst inventions of all time
lo7nG TIL Television commercials send ultrasonic signals to electronic devices that are used to link the owner to TV viewing habits and to tie multiple devices to one owner.
vLDr TIL the man who discovered Pluto had his ashes placed inside the New Horizons space craft that just passed Pluto