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TIL about Chromostereopsis: the effect that particular color shades can have on your depth perception

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oRNRA TIL drivers of Ram 2500 pickup trucks in the US are more than twice as likely to be drunk drivers than the national average
DEdg TIL that the Berber people of North Africa are genetically similar to the Sami people of Northern Scandinavian. Despite the fact both are considered indigenous to each respective area. The gentic link dates back 9,000 years.
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