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1909

TIL Caffeine doesn’t actually give you energy, it blocks the receptors in your brain that make you feel tired.

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jNdjn TIL George Stathakis went down Niagara Falls in a barrel. However, the barrel got stuck behind a curtain of water and he could not be recovered for 18 hours. He only had air supply for eight hours and died of suffocation. Stathakis went down with his 150 year old turtle, which survived the ordeal.
oRAM8 TIL the US Navy had no idea Cher would be wearing a racy outfit when they agreed to let her film “If I Could Turn Back Time” on the battleship Missouri. They didn’t see her now-iconic fishnet bodysuit until filming started. The crew’s crazy reaction is genuine.
nex69 TIL that in the 1950's, donut shops were some of the first food businesses commonly open late at night. They became hot spots for police working the night shift since it gave them a place to grab a snack, fill out paper work, or even just take a break. This is why donuts became associated with cops.
JY604 TIL there are squirrel monkeys living in the wild in Florida
P17dL TIL that in 1973, New York Yankees pitchers Fritz Peterson and Mike Kelich traded families.