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TIL that reported sightings of members of the lost Franklin Expedition by the Inuit didn’t cease until 1858. Meaning it’s possible that some of the crew survived for 13 years after the expedition entered the arctic, 11 years after the death of Franklin, and 10 years after abandoning their ships

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x6VD1 TIL under laboratory conditions humans were able to detect infrared and ultraviolet light.
nbrY TIL Whitney Houston’s song ‘I Will Always Love You’ was used as a campaign song by Saddam Hussein in his 2002 election when he 'won’ 100% of the vote.
epAML TIL that Mike Myers turned down Liar Liar to do Austin Powers, and Jim Carrey turned down Austin Powers to do Liar Liar
vAjB TIL of child prodigy Kim Ung-Yong - The Man With World’s Highest IQ who was fluent in 4 languages by the age of 4 and began attending university the same year.
GdEQ TIL the US Supreme Court has judged that in some circumstances personal insults and epithets constitute “fighting words” and are not protected by the 1st Amendment. This is also legally distinct from incitement and hate speech.