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TIL Many Blind People are having problems with falling asleep, because their bodies can't differentiate day from night, therefore their melatonin levels are disregulated.

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amJy TIL that Jenna Miscavige Hill, niece to the Leader of Scientology, did not know about the story of Xenu until she learned it from the South Park episode: Trapped in the Closet.
WKaL TIL the writers of Malcom in the Middle had a game called “What won’t Bryan [Cranston] do?” that culminated in him wearing the infamous suit of bees. They gave up and changed it to “What can’t Bryan do?” which saw Hal disco-skating, washing a car in Daisy Dukes, and painting with his full body.
VBoV4 TIL Lincoln Logs were not designed to look like Abraham Lincoln's mythical cabin, but an earthquake-proof building in Japan. Also that they were created by John Lloyd Wright, son of famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright
Xkyr TIL that the cat held by Marlon Brando in the opening scene of The Godfather used to hang around the studio and was simply dropped into his lap at the last minute by the director
MeEZW TIL of the world’s longest golf course, the Nullarbor Links. Stretching 1,365km (or 848 miles), it has 18 holes with a par of 72