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TIL People who play video games are more likely to be lucid dreamers (have control over their actions in dreams) than those who don’t

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OO7Y TIL Henry Kissinger once complained about the lack of recognition of America’s role in the overthrow of Chile’s popularly elected government in 1973, which eventually led to a notorious military dictatorship.
nerQb TIL after being shot and stabbed multiple times during his assassination, Alexei Nikolaevich, the heir to the Russian Empire throne, survived until the assassins found precious gems in between his shirt and tunic protecting him.
W7xk8 TIL that people in sunny tropical countries can be Vitamin D deficient
negro TIL For his Hitler biograpahy, Peter Longerich employed the diaries of Goebbels and the drafts of Hitler’s writings for his research into Hitler’s rise to power and his descent into madness. His increasingly irrational behavior lead to critical errors that hastened the Nazis’ defeat
pND4 TIL that the ubiquitous voice of NYC subway announcements lives in Maine. Her name is Carolyn Hopkins and she is also the voice of 200 different airports.