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TIL that there is an island in Japan that is overrun with tame rabbits

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eglL TIL many prominent historians have good proof that before the industrial revolution, most people slept in two periods per day, rather than one continuous period of nightly sleep
yE0w TIL of the cockpit voice recorder of China Northern Airlines Flight 6901 captured the sound of the ground-proximity warning system giving instructions in English and of the crew discussing in Chinese the possible meaning of the English phrase “pull up”
nevl7 TIL Sleep literally cleans your brain. During slumber, more cerebrospinal fluid flushes through the brain to wash away harmful proteins and toxins that build up during the day.
1aYJV TIL star of the silent screen, Lon Chaney, was born to deaf-mute parents. As a result, he became skilled in pantomime as a child, setting him on the path to his future acting career.
prWb TIL that after building the artificial island of Peberholm for the Øresund bridge-tunnel, Denmark decided to plant nothing whatsoever, leaving nature to colonise at its own rate - today it hosts 450+ plant species, 8-12 bird species and rare spiders