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TIL As much as 7% of the population has experienced waking from sleep and being totally paralyzed but aware as mind & body become out of sync in REM cycles.

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jNmKn TIL that when Fleetwood Mac broke up mid-tour, their manager decided he owned the name of the band and continued the tour with a completely different band, which he renamed to Fleetwood Mac
xV441 TIL that Father Damien, who cared for the lepers in Molokai, realized that he contracted leprosy when he accidentally stepped on scalding water and felt nothing.
M9kV TIL that during the Cold War, the USSR mapped the entire world to precise detail. The U.S State Department still uses the maps today due to their accuracy
4kVdR TIL that steel wool actually gains weight when it is burned, due to oxygen molecules combining with iron.
R9xQ TIL in 2005 HIGH TIMES suggests moving 4:20 to 5:20: “When you’re working a 9-to-5 job, sometimes it’s worth waiting the extra hour.”