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TIL that redheads are more sensitive to temperatures, but less sensitive to pain in the skin than rest of the human population.

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E1Ard TIL that although Japan was allied with Nazi Germany and Italy during World War II, they secretly supported Poland, going as far as helping Poland evacuate a gold reserve from German-occupied territory and sheltering Polish Jews fleeing the occupation, even after Poland declared war on them in 1941.
1aNa8 TIL that an English player pooped himself during a game at the 1990 world cup, wiped on the pitch and kept on playing.
O974 TIL the European Space Agency and EU are currently deploying an alternative to GPS, called “Galileo”. As well as being accurate to 1 meter, it will also have a “Search and Rescue Service”, where distress signals can be picked up from anywhere on Earth. The full system will be completed by 2019.
yLLa TIL that the world’s population went from 1.5 billion to 6.1 billion in only one century.
PYyBJ TIL that the Oneida silverware company was started as a free love community where monogamous marriage was frowned upon and even restricted. Lovers could only spend a couple hours together so as not to form special bonds.