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TIL that trilobites, the ancient ancestors of lobsters, had eyes made of calcite crystals.

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erKb TIL a Japanese high schooler struck out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx back-to-back. Rejecting an offer from manager Connie Mack, he went on to pitch three no-hitters in the Japanese league before being killed in WW2.
ebjk TIL that in 1940 the first British paratroops were trained by stunt men because parachuting was rare and considered a “circus stunt”
WMa4 TIL the Supreme Court in 1964 ruled in favor of Mary Hamilton who protested the southern norm of calling a white witness “Mr.” or"Miss" and a nonwhite witness by his/her first name
rDad TIL: Kevin Smith quit smoking cigarettes in 2008 after taking up smoking cannabis after working with Seth Rogen on Zack and Miri Make a Porno.
kOBJ4 TIL that 4 divers literally exploded when a member of the boat crew accidentally opened the outer hatch of their decompression chamber. The men went from 305ft. down to sea level instantaneously.