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TIL “Paradoxical intention” is an effective method for falling asleep whereby you close your eyes and try your best to stay awake.

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R7We9 TIL A motherboard manufacturer once built a cooling fan that uses the waste heat from the CPU to run.
e06WD TIL in 1715, a Spanish treasure fleet loaded with gold and silver was sunk by a hurricane off the coast of Florida. Divers over time have found coins scattered near the wreck, with a 2015 dive netting $4.5 million.
gMd8y TIL that after being told a jet powered car can run on anything that burns, the President of Mexico rode it running on tequila.
6Aj7 TIL That Paramore broke “The Nashville Curse” by being the first band from the Tennessee city to have an album go platinum in 20 years.
7rlE7 TIL, Vesta Stoudt, who had the idea for duct tape, couldnt get her bosses at a military ordnance plant to take her seriously. So she sent a letter to FDR who recommended it to the War Production Board where it was approved for use on ammo boxes.