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TIL about 1 in 20 people sleep with their eyes open

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M76MA TIL research has shown that some forms of cognitive stimulation like video games being played by seniors may delay or slow the onset of degenerative neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia.
QNedM TIL Celine Song (director of "The Materialists" and "Past Lives") adapted the play "The Seagull" in The Sims 4 and streamed it on Twitch for the New York Theater Workshop
b6Eg0 TIL that although forbidden by the rules, Ralph Steinman was awarded a Nobel Prize for "his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity" after his death which occurred three days earlier on September 30, 2011, the jury being unaware of his death at the time of its decision.
ANwad TIL the UK exports cheese to France, tea to China and boomerangs to Australia
VpeB TIL Finland’s men’s hockey team currently includes the oldest player (Teemu Selänne b.1970) and the youngest player (Aleksander Barkov, Jr. b.1995). Teemu Selänne started playing in the NHL three years before Aleksander Barkov, Jr. was born.