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TIL that “eigengrau” is the color we see in perfect darkness, and that it can be controlled consciously.

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QJg4a TIL the oldest person to ever complete a marathon is Fauja Singh, who ran the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 2011 at the ripe old age of 100 years - also making him the only ever centenarian to do such! He completed the 42 kilometres in a bit over 8 hours.
VljB TIL that a majority of Americans believe China is the world’s top economic power (the US is actually still #1). Interestingly, Republicans and younger Americans are more likely to believe that China has surpassed the United States.
EgQD7 TIL Mehmet Ali Ağca was an escaped murderer who fired four bullets at Pope John II in 1981. Two of the shots entered the Pope's torso but did not hit vital organs. Mehmet had already been convicted of murdering a Turkish Newspaper editor but had escaped after six months.
m1N9R TIL that McDonald's french fries have milk in them
OoWkL TIL an apparent recent increase in the prevalence of childhood autism may in fact, not be an actual increase but it's rather a reflection of a rising awareness of the condition and improved systems for identifying autistic children.