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TIL at least 10 children have been born in Antarctica.

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BrpLy TIL that the box jellyfish has 24 eyes, two of which are capable of seeing color, and four parallel information processing areas that act in competition. This makes it one of the few creatures to have a 360-degree view of its environment.
D1Ne TIL if you get poisoned by silver it will turn your skin irreversibly blue known medically as argyria.
4kB9R TIL that Edward Seaga (the 5th prime minister of Jamaica) was also a record producer and owner of the record label West Indies Records Limited.
9mRM TIL there is a mineral named Cummingtonite. Its chemical composition is (Mg,Fe2+)2(Mg,Fe2+)5Si8O22(OH)2. It was named after Cummington, Massachusetts, where it was discovered in 1824.
6p6Y TIL that when famed jeweler Harry Winston donated the 45 carat Hope Diamond, valued at $200 to $250 million USD, to the Smithsonian, he simply shipped it via the US Postal Service in a box wrapped in brown paper.