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TIL that while humans possess three types of color receptor cones in their eyes, a Mantis Shrimp carries sixteen color receptive cones giving them the ability to recognize colors that are unimaginable by other species.

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9wK6m TIL that there is an urban legend that the British Board of Film Classification would reject any film which contained a penis which looked more erect than the Kintyre peninsula in Scotland
e0n4n TIL Vince Gilligan wrote an episode of The X-files featuring Bryan Cranston, which ultimately lead to Cranston being cast as Walter White in Gilligan's "Breaking Bad".
6E6xJ TIL that a plane like a Boeing 747 uses approximately 1 gallon of fuel (about 4 liters) every second.
1aLYP TIL that Nintendo dropped technical support for the NES and SNES in 2007. These systems came out in 1985 and 1991 respectively.
9YwDp TIL all the koopalings are named after celebrities, mostly musicians. Except Larry, who just looked like a Larry.