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TIL that the cornea is the only part of the human body which has no blood supply, as such it has to draw its supply of oxygen directly from the air

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a8E60 TIL the Philippines are so named after the Spanish King Philip II, and the inhabitants are called ‘Filipino’ due to the native spelling of his name, being ‘Felipe’.
wpJ6 TIL that Adblock Plus actually makes money from ads: They charge companies to whitelist their ads
4XajX TIL: Action figures have been made as far back as the first century. Romans made clay figurines of gladiators.
oBd97 TIL Marilyn Monroe suffered from depression, and was unable to have children throughout her life.
AN9Nl TIL Japan has a ratio of one vending machine for every 30 people.