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TIL that the squiggly line, cobweb looking shadows you in your vision are called eye floaters

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K8YQ TIL that comedian Andy Kauffman would threaten to read passages from The Great Gatsby if hecklers got too rowdy. In addition to often following through, he would then ask if the audience wanted to hear a record instead; the record was always of him reading from where he left off.
ZwNR TIL the density of the fur of an otter is incredible 50.000 hairs per square centimeter
xVv0B TIL In 2004, Ecuadorians synchronized their watches simultaneously to combat the chronic lateness that was costing their economy $2.5 Billion per year
MeMVW TIL When Usain Bolt Was Asked How He Could Run So Quickly He Responded, “I just imagine all the other runners are big spiders, and then I get super scared"
W7yQB TIL that Hadrian renamed Jerusalem as Aelia Capitolina and converted Jewish temple to temple of Jupiter which caused a Jewish revolt against Roman Empire.