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TIL that, historically, light eyes were associated with vile characteristics among the Arabic people. This notion dates back to the pre-Islamic world and was even mentioned in the Quran.

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kJdw4 TIL That the first drilling rig to find gas in the UK North Sea, also collapsed 2 months later killing 13 people, making it the first accident in the North Sea, and was the worst accident until Piper Alpha.
0wEN TIL that when John F. Kennedy asked Dutch foreign minister Joseph Luns what hobby he had, he replied “I fok horses”. The Dutch verb fokken meaning to breed.
YpN7B TIL That a lot of plants we consider native to the UK, including stinging nettles, peas and carrots were in fact introduced by the Romans.
EgOe0 TIL high temperature cheese exists and claims to resist melting at temperatures up to 400°F.
oRVoK TIL that Harriet, a 176-year-old Galapgos tortoise, reportedly belonged to both Charles Darwin and Steve Irwin.