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TIL that after scientists discovered that deep-sea dragonfish had chlorophyll in their eyes, the US Pentagon began funding research for inexpensive night-vision eye drops.

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GA5yg TIL about Stewart Smith who, over the course of 40 years, breed non-native fish in his garage and covertly released them from his car which was outfitted with oxygenated fish tanks into New Zealand’s north island waterways for sport fishing.
M7Gw8 TIL "Pico de Gallo," the popular Mexican salsa made with tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and lime, means "rooster's beak." Theories on the name's origin include that people used to eat it by pinching it with their thumb and forefinger, like a rooster pecking, or because of its colorful appearance.
YpL6G TIL Piggy banks are not actually named after pigs; they date back to the Middle Ages, when a type of clay – called ‘pygg’ – was used to make pots that could store money.
nL7r TIL A female executor may be referred to as an executrix
LQVod TIL that the 1963 hit song "I Will Follow Him" was recorded by fourteen-year-old Peggy March. She had just turned fifteen when it went to #1 on the Billboard chart. Peggy still holds the record for the youngest female artist with a #1 Billboard hit.