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TIL 65% of children in Singapore are near sighted but some parents reported that after letting their children play outside regularly, it resulted in them having perfect vision

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X0O4D TIL of Deli Mike, a Turkish Airlines Airbus A340 notable for her temperamental behavior. Known for “pranking” passengers and crew, she would turn lights on and off and refuse to retract the landing gear seemingly at random. One story went that staff fixed a faulty instrument panel by talking to her.
woMVE TIL that the actors who played Mickey and Minnie Mouse in the 1930s were married in real life
vPEwB TIL The grey seal's latin name (Halichoerus grypus) means "hook-nosed sea pig". Poor grey seals.
X05kr TIL in many Indian religions, which include Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, idols (murti) are considered as symbolism for the absolute but not the Absolute Itself, or icons of spiritual ideas, or the embodiment of the Supreme. It is a means to focus one's religious pursuits and worship (bhakti).
N7EEJ TIL Japan's Constitution, since being enacted in 1947, has never been amended before despite having the provisions to do so. It's the oldest Constitution still in effect that has never been amended before.