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TIL that women are 2x as likely as men to have insomnia

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ywVa TIL when the ex UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher died, the song “Ding dong! The witch is dead! reached number 2 in the UK charts.
KXnQ TIL the inventor of the LASER fought with both the US Patent office and LASER manufacturers for a period of 38 years before finally achieving the right to both obtain and enforce patents covering the LASER technology he invented.
8vAG TIL Justin Timberlake was the voice behind the McDonald’s phrase “I’m Lovin’ It” and he was paid $6 million for the song.
pgNp TIL: A Swiss couple in the Maldives paid £820 to have their their wedding vows renewed in the native Dhivehi language. When the wedding video was posted to YouTube, the subtitles revealed that the minister had actually been insulting them, calling them “infidels” and their children “bastard swine”.
Ylpr TIL Cat kidneys are so efficient, they can survive on a diet consisting only of meat, with no additional water, and can even rehydrate by drinking seawater.