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TIL that the Mantis Shrimp has one of the best eyesights in the animal kingdom. It’s hexnocular vision is so powerful that it sees six images at once, sees in 12 colors, and can polarize its own light. Scientists are now modeling its capabilities to detect cancer and internal injuries in humans.

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y66a TIL that Ernest Hemingway lived through anthrax, malaria, pneumonia, dysentery, skin cancer, hepatitis, anemia, diabetes, high blood pressure, two plane crashes, a ruptured kidney, a ruptured spleen, a ruptured liver, a crushed vertebra, and a fractured skull.
rRDl4 TIL that the reason that both male and female genitals are darker than the surrounding skin is due to sex hormones released by puberty.
OG4ea TIL: before the release of the 1989 film “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”, the famous Al-Khazneh in Jordan was visited by only a few thousand tourists a year. Now, the site is filled with almost a million tourists annually, and has several shops around it relating to Indiana Jones.
KYVV4 TIL that New York restaurants that opened between 2000 and 2014, and earned a Michelin star, were more likely to close than those that didn't earn one. By the end of 2019, 40% of the restaurants awarded Michelin stars had closed.
oBEBo TIL that, in 1986, Michael Moore was an editor for the progressive magazine Mother Jones. He was fired after only four months. The reasoning behind his firing is disputed, but he sued for $2 million, settled for $58,000, and used that money to fund his first movie.