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TIL india is the biggest exporter of hairs in the world. India's hair exports account for 80% of the global market

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ANLyo TIL: a 12-year-old Jewish violin prodigy named Motele Schlein, after witnessing his family’s murder by Nazis, joined the resistance and planted explosives in a restaurant where he performed, killing over 100 high-ranking Nazi SS officers
ep6eD TIL Jason D. Padgett is an American artist with alleged acquired savant syndrome.On the night of September 13, 2002, Padgett was attacked and robbed by two men outside a local karaoke bar. This attack allegedly caused a change in his brain activity.
O5Jg TIL Timothy Cole, while always maintaining his innocence despite an offer for a shorter sentence, died 14 years into a 25 year sentence for a rape DNA tests later showed he did not commit
16r48 TIL that the MacBook trackpad doesn't actually click; it's a haptic illusion created by a vibration.
69g6w TIL that simply moving the eyes triggers the eardrums to move too. Keeping the head still but shifting the eyes to one side or the other sparks vibrations in the eardrums, even in the absence of any sounds.