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TIL Sleeping under a weighted blanket can help reduce insomnia, depression and anxiety

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8Je8 TIL that baby dumping, or rehoming, is still legal in Arkansas.
1aYKV TIL in 1972, The Los Alamos National Laboratories patented a nuclear tunnel boring machine, claiming it could reach depths of 18+ miles. It uses molten lithium to melt through rock, leaving behind a tunnel with a glass-like finish.
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