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TIL Supercharged blood helps some dolphins dive 1,000 meters

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rNRdW TIL that your pupils dilate and constrict if you just think about things that are bright and dark, rather than see light. They also change size in response to arousal and effort, and pupil size could determine if someone has aphantasia.
nejEP TIL that there’s a construction themed park where you can operate real heavy machinery for fun
XEaLD TIL about Mary Bell an 11 year old girl who murdered two small boys in cold blood.
1add8 TIL the reason most Americans have never tasted blackcurrant - it was outlawed in the early 1900s to protect white pine trees from a fungus. As of 2020, restrictions remain in MA, ME, NH, and VA.
awxnL TIL the creators of Curious George fled Paris on homemade bicycles just hours before Hitler's army invaded during WWII. The Reys decided they wanted to bring several in-the-works manuscripts with them and managed to pack five in their meager belongings. One of them was the first Curious George book