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TIL most predators have eyes facing forward while most prey have eyes on the sides of their head

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1a94r TIL Red Rocks Amphitheatre was removed from consideration for the award for best outdoor venue in the word because it kept winning over and over (11 times). The award is now known as the Red Rocks Award.
oRVyr TIL the raising of the American Flag on Iwo Jima was not a planned thing, and was also makeshift. They used a drain pipe that the Japanese used to catch rain water in trenches. This was also the first time an American Flag was raised on Japanese soil in WW2.
wLMgJ TIL North Koreans built Africa’s tallest statue in Senegal
0wmwR TIL the Sacred Band of Thebes was a troop of select soldiers, consisting of 150 pairs of male couples which formed the elite force of the Theban army in the 4th century BC, and were responsible for the defeat of the Spartans at the decisive Battle of Leuctra (371 BC).
kOaee TIL In 2002, highly toxic counterfeit cigarettes were being sold in the UK. The cigarettes were produced in unhygienic factory conditions, included tobacco sweepings, sawdust, dirt, banned chemicals. The cigarettes accounted for at least a quarter of all cigarettes smoked in Britain that year.