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TIL that doctors’ green scrubs help them see better in the operating room. Since green is on the opposite side of the colour spectrum it can refresh a doctor’s vision of red things. It also prevents distraction from ‘green ghosts’, an after effect illusion from focusing on red colours.

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9wYGQ TIL that any sufficiently large explosion will result in a mushroom cloud, not just nuclear explosions
RLpa TIL a 12-country coalition of African nations is working together to build the ‘Great Green Wall of Africa’, an unprecedented organic barrier to span nearly 5,000 miles across the continent and combat the relentless spread of desertification
6Z7Z TIL in 1999, an 18 year old high school student convinced porn star Houston to accompany him to his prom. They then began to date which lead to the student moving to California to be with her.
16QZV TIL That Honey Never Spoils: Today I learned that honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible.
9wQv6 TIL: The eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 was the loudest sound in recorded history, heard 3,000 miles (4800 KM) away.