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TIL All humans have the ability to see ultraviolet light, but it is passively filtered out by the eye’s lens. People who undergo surgery to remove the lens can detect ultraviolet light.

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XYeX TIL while on duty at a Soviet nuclear attack warning station in 1983, Stanislav Petrov’s computer indicated the US had fired several missles. He decided his computer was faulty and urged against a launch. He was right, averting nuclear war, but was not rewarded and was reprimanded by his superiors.
NXekM TIL there are many medications that have negative interactions with grapefruit. It can either increase or decrease the volume of medication, effecting the bioavailability.
LQgVr TIL - The Mona Lisa, one of the most famous paintings in the world, was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris in 1911? The painting was missing for two years before it was finally recovered in Italy. This theft contributed to the painting's fame and made it even more popular.
W79X9 TIL in the Siege of Arrah 1857, an army of 11000 Indians failed to defeat the besieged 50 British soldiers and 18 civilians
pRnO TIL that although English is considered a Germanic language, 60% of the vocabulary is of Latin or French origin.