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TIL the earliest known recording of a radio broadcast is of an address delivered by Woodrow Wilson on the anniversary of Armistice Day in 1923, only a few months before his death

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P159V TIL that the best time to take a nap is 7-8 hours after waking up, typically in the early to mid-afternoon depending on your wake-up time, and it should last 20-45 minutes to avoid sleep onset issues. If you need a longer nap to catch up on sleep debt, it’s better to take it earlier
Bro7r TIL for every year a woman breastfed it lowers her risk of breast cancer by 4.3%
Oo7j7 TIL that Hitler himself disliked the blackletter typeface that many Nazi organizations still use today. The typographical dispute between the Fraktur typeface and the more legible typeface Antiqua came to an end in 1941 Nazi Germany with an edict from Martin Bormann, which forbade blackletter.
gMdVL TIL that in 1956 the USAF used interceptors armed only with unguided rockets to try and shoot down a runaway target drone. All 208 rockets missed, starting bush fires as well as hitting buildings and cars in a nearby town. In total over 1,000 acres of land was burnt but there were no fatalities.
eYVg TIL Hooters in China is known as “American Owl Restaurant”