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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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69EjZ TIL some of the food we buy, such as ground spices, shredded parmesaun cheese, and coffee, are fake.
LQAw9 TIL that reporter Marie Torre was arrested for ten days after writing a defaming column about singer Judy Garland’s weight being a reason her television contract was terminated and refusing to tell Garland who provided that information
Ynwx TIL that you’re more likely to get sunburn while wearing sunglasses because the less sunlight that reaches your optic nerve, the less warning is sent to your pituitary gland which leads to more burns instead of tans.
LQemv TIL of the Scunthorpe Problem, which is the unintended blocking of names by internet filters due to profanity included within the name (liebshitz, cockburn, etc)
epoE TIL Alex the Parrot’s last words to his caretaker were, “You be good. I love you.”