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TIL that Facebook is predominantly blue in color because Mark Zuckerberg is red-green colorblind and blue is the “richest color” that he can see

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neJAY TIL caller ID spoofing is LEGAL in the United States. I wonder why carriers lack the technology to detect and block spoofed numbers
KOxLE TIL: That a retreating Austrian army of 3000 men accidentally encountered Napoleon leading a force of only 1200 French in the middle of the night. Napoleon tricked the Austrians into thinking his entire army was present and captured the larger force without as single shot being fired.
XE7bX TIL a 3 year old girl from Bristol was awared for bravery after successfully calling and informing emergency services that her pregnant mother had an accident and was unconscious.Remaining calm through the whole affair she gave them the address,checked if she was breathing and where she got hurt
7r1LO TIL the Amen break is the most sampled drum solo in music history.
pYmGp TIL that since human beings appeared, species extinction is 35 times faster