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TIL that famous musician David Bowie, born David Robert Jones, adopted his last name from James Bowie (1796-1836), soldier at the Texas Revolution and Battle of the Alamo and namesake of the Bowie knife.

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8e9RP TIL South American river turtles talk in their eggs. Research has found that turtles communicate at extremely low frequency that sounds like “clicks, clucks, and hoots” that can only be heard through ahydrophone (a microphone used underwater). These sounds even come from the egg before they hatch.
JRDB TIL After Dante Rosetti’s wife died he buried her with the only copy of his unpublished poems. Later Rosetti found himself suffering from writer’s block, so he dug her up and retrieved his poems. They were published and well received by critics. He never forgave himself for reopening her grave.
8rmK TIL The Make A Wish foundation was the brainchild of two Arizona cops, dreamed up while flying home from the funeral of a little boy who had they made an honorary officer, after the boy was diagnosed with leukemia
dDaB7 TIL: Harold Cole was known as one of the "worst traitors" of WW2 by both sides. He was a conman who joined the French Air Force, then joined the Nazis when they took France, then betrayed the Nazis to feed intel the British, then joined the US Army, and then deserted. He was called, "utter shit".
P159V TIL that the best time to take a nap is 7-8 hours after waking up, typically in the early to mid-afternoon depending on your wake-up time, and it should last 20-45 minutes to avoid sleep onset issues. If you need a longer nap to catch up on sleep debt, it’s better to take it earlier