If you’ve ever spent pointless hours trying to get to sleep, chances are you’ve been part of the 30% of the population has dealt with secondary insomnia. The good news is that next time you can fix it in seconds. This type of insomnia is usually the effect of anxiety which keeps you up thinking about things that worry you and making it difficult to relax and fall asleep. As long as you can manage to relax, you’ll be able to fall asleep in no time.

We've prepared a list of the fastest methods you can use to relax and fall asleep, so that next time, falling asleep is the least of your worries. For example, some people claim white noise helps them fall asleep faster and sleep better. It’s odd that a combination of audible frequencies might help you sleep, but it works wonders for some! Also, a study showed that eating breakfast for dinner was really helpful for those who want to fall asleep faster. So, wanna boost your productivity with better sleep? Check this out.

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Her paintings have a distinctive one-of-a-kind style. Her unibrow has become iconic. If you’ve seen her once, you’ll never confuse her with anyone else. Frida Kahlo was an extremely strong woman whose brilliant works of art were inspired by her own life-long challenges and suffering.

It seems like there was a veil of mystery around Frida ever since she was born. Even though her birth year was 1907, she changed it to 1910. And, she didn’t do it to be 3 years younger, but to have a connection to the Mexican Revolution that started in 1910 and lasted up until 1920.

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Imagine you woke up one day to find out that you’re a multi-millionaire. What’s the first thing you’d do? Maybe buy your dream house? Or a superfast car? Possibly a yacht? But you see, not everyone has the same impulses.

One janitor managed to prove everyone wrong with his intelligence and investments. By the time he was 92 years old, he was worth 8 million, and he’d achieved it all by himself. His story, however, is rather unusual.

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If you often travel for pleasure or business, you spend a good deal of time at hotels. Hotel rooms are supposed to be the epitome of cleanliness! At least you hope so. But in fact, the objects you’d never think could be dirty are the biggest sources of germs.

Hotel staff are required to disinfect the obvious stuff in the bathroom like the toilet and sink, but more obscure items get cleaned less often. The hairdryer, the carpet, lamp switches and TV remotes are only some of the objects on the list. Let’s see what else you should try to avoid touching in a hotel room.

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Say you’re on a long 12-hour flight. You’ll have get some shut-eye, and hopefully when you wake up, it’ll be almost landing time. Have you ever wondered if – and where – your flight attendants and pilot can get some rest too? Cause they need some rest on long flights too!

Well, there are secret bedrooms on planes where the pilot and crew can squeeze a nap in! Also, if they’re on an especially long flight, the flight attendants and pilot can grab a shower and just have some privacy to freshen up. That might lead you to wonder what other secrets your airplane is hiding!

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Do you ever have bad days? We all do. Well, here’s something to lift your spirits and inspire you to keep going: the story of Hugh Glass. The true story behind Leonardo DiCaprio's character in The Revenant. The guy who survived an encounter with a bear and crawled 200 miles. And he did plenty more besides.

For example, as a young man, Glass worked as a sailor and was captured by pirates. The pirates’ captain suggested Glass join his group, and of course, he agreed. After 2 years of pirate adventures, Glass escaped by swimming two miles across the open sea! He reached the coast of Texas. Without a map or equipment, he began to make his way north. Throughout his life, Hugh Glass took part in daring adventures. It seems that fate was preparing him all along for the legendary meeting with that bear.

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What secrets would phone sales reps never tell you? No-no, it’s not like they are bad guys with some master plan. But being in this business makes them hide things from customers. They come walking up with a big friendly smile, “Hey, how can I help you today?” What they really mean is, “What can I sell you?” But don’t be mad – they are just doing their job!

Do you know, for example, why they are more interested in selling you a phone at the end of each month than in the beginning? Or why when you see a low price for a nice phone, there’s usually a catch? Or why tables with tester-models are always in the center of the store? Interested? Let's find out the whole truth!

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Okay, here’s a riddle. They surround you every day – you share your home with them! – yet you might not pay the slightest attention to their existence. We're gonna talk about everyday objects with hidden uses you might not know about! Yes, ordinary things can be full of surprises.

Every day, we do hundreds of ordinary things without even thinking. Take a stapler from your desk or a usual tape measure and look at them. Pretty sure, you won’t see anything special about these everyday things. But as it turns out, even ordinary objects can hold a bit of mystery. So let's discover new and amazing things together!

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Why do fake phone numbers start with 555? What exactly do SIM cards do? Why should you wait a week or so after an update comes out before installing it, instead of doing so straight away? What's the chance of someone falsely unlocking your phone with their fingerprint? Today we'll try to answer different tricky why's about cell phones and talk about security.

Security features such as FACE ID and TOUCH ID are important for your phone. But did you know, for example, that when FACE ID first came out, researchers tried to compromise the face recognition technology during a convention? And it took them less than two minutes. They took a phone from someone who was asleep, along with a pair of glasses. Then they stuck two pieces of tape where the eyes should have been. They turned the phone screen to face the individual, and it unlocked! So, how many of these cell phone facts do you know?

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It seems we know everything but then a small question gets us stumped. Like, when you see a plane flying but don't see its shadow. Why don't planes cast shadows? If you knew the answer to this question, you'll get your teacher really surprised. Here're over 20 cool things to learn today!

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