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TIL that commas were originally invented by the ancient Greeks in order to show actors where to pause and breathe

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WkPYB TIL it has been established so far that 928 prisoners attempted to escape from the Auschwitz concentration camp complex (878 men and 50 women). For 196 prisoners the escape finished with success and the majority of them lived to see the end of the war.
Zpy44 TIL; that a group of butterflies are called a Kaleidoscope and they taste with their feet.
x68x1 Til The letters of last resort are 4 identically worded handwritten letters from the prime minister of the UK to the commanding officers of the 4 British ballistic missile submarines. They contain orders on what action to take if an enemy nuclear strike has destroyed the British government.
ne0rP TIL human eye colors technically only range from dark brown to light brown. Blue, green, and hazel eyes are only perceived based on lighting conditions and the structure of the eye, using a very similar physical principle to Raleigh Scattering, which makes the sky look blue.
neB6o TIL about Homegrown National Park, an effort to plant all unpaved and unfarmed land in America, from window boxes to yards, with native plants to support the entire food chain.