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TIL in Afghanistan, 70% of population is under the age of 25

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4XVRg TIL that the human eye is different from most animals in that we have a large sclera -- the white part of the eye. It's theorized that we evolved this so we could silently communicate where we are looking.
GK5j TIL that the PC game Gunpoint was made in Game Maker by a guy with very little programming experience. It was so commercially successful that he never needs to work again.
nk7b TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn’t allowed to dub over his own voice in the German version of Terminator, because his Austrian accent “wasn’t tough enough”
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