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TIL Thomas Edison liked to take naps while holding spheres, when he nodded off he'd drop the spheres and be awoken. The naps were meant to drive creativity. A 2021 experiment found the spheres acted as a “hypnagogia catcher” which allowed participants to have more spontaneous thoughts/creativity.

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