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TIL Reading in dreams is impossible because reading and dreaming belong to different parts of the brain, which don't cooperate while dreaming.

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v1BXK TIL Colombia was the only Latin American country to send soldiers to aide The United States in the Korean War. They sent 5,100 men in what was known as the “1st Colombian Battalion”. They were rewarded for their “exemplary performance” during Operation Nomad and Operation Thunderbolt.
JOQ8 TIL that caffeine does not actually give you energy, but rather it binds to adenosine (promotes sleep and suppresses arousal) receptors and acts as a competitive inhibitor, blocking the feeling that you are tired.
VZPG TIL Pepsi owns KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza hut
V8lD TIL that limpets always return to the same bit of rock, and that they grind the rock and their shells away until they form a perfect seal.
OoAZR TIL Australian prime minister, Harold Holt, who went missing while swimming at the beach, had a pool named in his honour. The locals call it ‘Dead Harry's’.