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TIL Baby’s can only see high contrast colors when they are born. When parent’s paint the baby’s room pastels they can’t see it.

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vwPK TIL that Greece has been in a state of default for about half its modern history as a sovereign state
KOaJR TIL that scratching an itch feels so good because the brain sees scratching as mild pain, so it releases serotonin to provide relief from that "pain"
LQNgm TIL about the Peace of Westphalia. Modeled from ancient Egypt, the Peace of Westphalia was meant to bring world peace and religious freedom while at the same time acknowledging a collective group occupying a certain area, giving rise to countries.
NQME TIL in the movie “Toy Story”, Sid’s carpet pattern in his house is the same carpet pattern from the Overlook Hotel in the movie “The Shinning”. Sid is also the only human in the series to know that the toys are alive.
78Aer TIL The "Burly Brawl" scene (Agent Smith vs Neo) in the Matrix Reloaded cost $40 million