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TIL an extinct human species derives its name from a cave-dwelling hermit named Dennis

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kZ9B TIL Benjamin Franklin did not attend college. His formal education ended at 10 due to family financial issues and he left school to work in his fathers candle shop. By the age of 12 he was apprenticed to a printer.
nev0d TIL that 'Ishi' was not the real name of the 'last wild Indian', but simply means 'man'. Traditionally, in Yahi culture, one would not speak one's name until formally introduced by someone else. But there were no other Yahi to say Ishi's name.
vVWr TIL: To camouflage aircraft factories in suburban Los Angeles during WWII, the military built simulated neighborhoods on their rooftops complete with fake cars, roads, homes and foliage. Actors were hired to inhabit these spaces too.
MePAA TIL of the Gnostic Gospels. Discovered in Nag Hammadi, Egypt in 1945, these texts carry non-canonical stories of Jesus from the perspectives of Mary Magdalene, Judas, Thomas and others.
KOeEE TIL about the Troxler Effect, which causes our brains to tune out the non-relevant parts when faced with an abundance of visual stimulation. It can lead to optical illusions, including "monsters in the mirror" if you stare at one spot in your reflection for too long.