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TIL of a new disorder "Orthosomnia," wherein someone is so obsessed with getting good sleep that they actually lose sleep over it.

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dD6vZ TIL that Roger Corman, director of low-budget movies, helped kick start the careers of Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, James Cameron, and Ron Howard. He reportedly told Howard: "If you do a good job on this film, you'll never have to work for me again."
woJXE TIL that professional ice hockey player Duncan MacPherson disappeared in 1989 at the age of 23, and he was found dead 15 years later on a mountain in Austria.
NlAJ TIL THC when combined with Nicotine enhances the functioning of the hippocampus, which is involved with learning and memory, but not when used seperately
ZQao TIL Vikings were unusually fond of grooming and liked to bathe often. British women found that so fascinating and charming they couldn’t help but fall in love with them
Z8aEp TIL crows hold ‘funerals’ and will avoid an area or thing that is deemed dangerous to their own species. In other words, they know what death is and know to fear it.