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TIL that a small part of southern Florida is the only place in the world where crocodiles and alligators coexist.

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rRygW TIL that Pope Stephen VI dug up the corpse of Pope Formosus, who had been buried only 7 months, and put him on trial for perjury and illegally acceding to his papacy. just propped him up there, dead as hell, and if you can believe it, found him guilty.
dwAZ TIL - There’s nudity in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Mind = stunned
4kr9a TIL Bram Stoker wrote "Dracula" in the 1890s. Although many link the novel to Vlad the Impaler, Stoker’s notes don’t mention him. Instead, he found the name "Dracula" in a library, mistakenly believing it meant "devil" in Romanian.
E1oZo TIL that the optimal nap time is 7-8 hours after wake up time (early / mid-afternoon depending on when you wake up), for 20-45 min (to prevent sleep onset issues). Longer naps should be taken earlier in the day if you are trying to catch up on sleep debt.
MEO8 TIL some military vehicles are equipped with an multi-microphone system called a “boomerang” that can locate the direction of enemy gunfire as well as the shooter’s range and azimuth (elevation) after the first shot.