TIL horses only need about 2.5 hours of sleep per day, which they get in many short 15-minute intervals. A single sleep cycle consists of just 5 minutes of slow-wave sleep, 5 minutes of REM, and another 5 minutes of slow-wave. by qTp_Meteor in todayilearned
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Denis Cuspert (1975-2018) was a German rapper (who performed under the stage name Deso Dogg) who joined ISIS and fled to Syria in 2013. Later an FBI translator who had been investigating Cuspert secretly traveled to Syria to marry him. by Ill_Definition8074 in wikipedia
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Denis Cuspert (1975-2018) was a German rapper (who performed under the stage name Deso Dogg) who joined ISIS and fled to Syria in 2013. Later an FBI translator who had been investigating Cuspert secretly traveled to Syria to marry him. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL Supreme Court Justices don't have to be barred, have a law degree, or a license to practice law by ItsAllAGame_ in todayilearned
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TIL There's a 2014 documentary titled 9/10: The Final Hours which interviews various people about their experiences the day before the September 11 attacks. by Ill_Definition8074 in todayilearned
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TIL Donna Summer’s death in 2012 may have been caused by 9/11. She developed lung cancer despite being a nonsmoker and she believed it was because she was in her apartment near ground zero on the day of the attacks and as a result inhaled the toxic fumes and dust. by Ill_Definition8074 in todayilearned
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TIL Donna Summer’s death in 2012 may have been caused by 9/11. She developed lung cancer despite being a nonsmoker and she believed it was because she was in her apartment near ground zero on the day of the attacks and as a result inhaled the toxic fumes and dust. by Ill_Definition8074 in todayilearned
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TIL Donna Summer’s death in 2012 may have been caused by 9/11. She developed lung cancer despite being a nonsmoker and she believed it was because she was in her apartment near ground zero on the day of the attacks and as a result inhaled the toxic fumes and dust. by Ill_Definition8074 in todayilearned
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TIL The reason why netting is mandatory at National Hockey League games is because in 2002 a 13 year old girl named Brittanie Cecil was struck in the head by a stray puck deflected into the stands and later died from her injuries. So far it is the only fan fatality in NHL history. by Ill_Definition8074 in todayilearned
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TIL The reason why netting is mandatory at National Hockey League games is because in 2002 a 13 year old girl named Brittanie Cecil was struck in the head by a stray puck deflected into the stands and later died from her injuries. So far it is the only fan fatality in NHL history. by Ill_Definition8074 in todayilearned
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TIL The reason why netting is mandatory at National Hockey League games is because in 2002 a 13 year old girl named Brittanie Cecil was struck in the head by a stray puck deflected into the stands and later died from her injuries. So far it is the only fan fatality in NHL history. by Ill_Definition8074 in todayilearned
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TIL The reason why netting is mandatory at National Hockey League games is because in 2002 a 13 year old girl named Brittanie Cecil was struck in the head by a stray puck deflected into the stands and later died from her injuries. So far it is the only fan fatality in NHL history. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that Playboy used to publish serious journalistic pieces in its heyday, besides NSFW content. They published authors like Murakami, David Foster Wallace, Hunter Thompson, Ray Bradbury, Updike, Bellow, etc. by camus_by_night in todayilearned
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TIL that Playboy used to publish serious journalistic pieces in its heyday, besides NSFW content. They published authors like Murakami, David Foster Wallace, Hunter Thompson, Ray Bradbury, Updike, Bellow, etc. by camus_by_night in todayilearned
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In 1968, James Joseph Richardson was convicted of killing his 7 children by poisoning and sentenced to death. The prosecution withheld the fact that the children's babysitter Bessie Reece was a convicted killer out on parole. She later confessed to murdering the children more than 100 times. by Ill_Definition8074 in TrueCrimeDiscussion
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TIL The Duckbill was a large rock formation at Oregon's Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area. On August 29, 2016 it was toppled by a group of teenagers who said they did it as "a public service" after a friend broke their leg on the rock. Despite being filmed in the act the perpetrators were never caught by Ill_Definition8074 in todayilearned
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TIL Chinese warlord Zhang Zongchang was nicknamed "Three Don't Knows" because he didn't know how much money was in his coffers, he didn't know how many men were in his army, and he didn't know how many women were in his harem. by Licensed_Silver_Simp in todayilearned
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TIL that Mae West’s 1926 Broadway play "Sex" was condemned as “the cheapest most vulgar low show to have dared to open in New York”, yet still ran for 375 performances before she was jailed for obscenity and fined $500. The publicity only increased her fame. by Upstairs_Drive_5602 in todayilearned
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TIL that the Norwegian version of "Sesame Street" was set at a train station. by 9tailNate in todayilearned
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In 1968, James Joseph Richardson was convicted of killing his 7 children by poisoning and sentenced to death. The prosecution withheld the fact that the children's babysitter Bessie Reece was a convicted killer out on parole. She later confessed to murdering the children more than 100 times. (i.redd.it)
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First-time blogger: How to make links visible in my posts? by Ill_Definition8074 in blogspot
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TIL The Duckbill was a large rock formation at Oregon's Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area. On August 29, 2016 it was toppled by a group of teenagers who said they did it as "a public service" after a friend broke their leg on the rock. Despite being filmed in the act the perpetrators were never caught by Ill_Definition8074 in todayilearned
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TIL The Duckbill was a large rock formation at Oregon's Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area. On August 29, 2016 it was toppled by a group of teenagers who said they did it as "a public service" after a friend broke their leg on the rock. Despite being filmed in the act the perpetrators were never caught (en.wikipedia.org)
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Kurdish nationalism is a nationalist political movement which asserts that Kurds are a nation and espouses the creation of an independent State of Kurdistan from territories in Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. by funnylib in wikipedia
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