TIL that in the 1980s, "Weird Al" Yankovic turned down a $5 million beer endorsement deal, which would be worth around $14.5 million today, because he felt it was unethical given his young, impressionable fanbase.

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TIL Sleep regularity is a stronger predictor of mortality risk than sleep duration: A prospective cohort study https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/47/1/zsad253/7280269 #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1i71wkn/til_sleep_regularity_is_a_stronger_predictor_of/

TIL that Gaddafi survived a US air strike in 1986 thanks to the italian government warning him before the attack. https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1948976&language=en #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1i2np05/til_that_gaddafi_survived_a_us_air_strike_in_1986/

TIL Split-Brain Experiments by Sperry and Gazzaniga showed in patients with severed corpus callosums (to treat severe epilepsy), the two hemispheres were unable to communicate. The experiment showed consciousness can “split” into two separate streams within the same person.

Split-brain - Wikipedia

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TIL that Indomie Mie Goreng (Fried Noodles) was invented in 1982 by a lady who back then had just graduated from a degree in food technology.

Nunuk Nuraini - Wikipedia

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TIL in 2017 a couple survived a wildfire in California by jumping into a neighbors pool and staying submerged for 6 hours. They came up for air only when they needed to, using wet t-shirts to shield their faces from falling embers.

Couple Survives Northern California Wildfire by Hiding in Pool | The Weather Channel

They only had one option, and it saved their life.

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TIL that of the 780 prisoners who have been held in detention at Guantanamo Bay, only 16 have ever been charged by the United States

Guantanamo Bay detention camp - Wikipedia

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TIL Ryan Island is the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest freshwater lake in the world. https://www.npr.org/2020/03/13/815546895/the-lonely-non-island-unfortunately-moose-boulder-doesnt-exist #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1hi7x92/til_ryan_island_is_the_largest_island_in_the/

TIL that Matthew McConaughey has a brother named Rooster, who named his son Miller Lite and his daughter Margarita

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