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TIL: Cassette tapes as a format has been kept alive by a unique demographic, US prison inmates

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Oon0Y TIL in a study of 640 dream journals conducted by Harvard, psychologists determined the dreams of prisoners in WWII POW camps were less aggressive than the standard male population. Rather than visions of extreme violence, the majority of soldiers dreamed of escape, family, loneliness, and home.
0wryy TIL: Beer bottles used to be kept in clear glass bottles in the 19th century until brewers realized UV rays from the sun were altering the flavor and making the beer smell "skunky". This is why most beers are kept in brown glass bottles now, it blocks the UV rays from the sun; preserving taste.
P1PaO TIL that Steven Spielberg wanted to make an animated adaption of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats but was later canceled
GAN8E TIL that woodlice don't pee. They get rid of their nitrogenous waste by releasing ammonia gas through tiny holes in their shells, which gives them a pungent smell.
DQAWe TIL Pakistan contains more glaciers - 7,253 than any other country on earth outside the polar regions.