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TIL: Snakes don’t “see” temperature – they use specialized heat-sensing pits on their faces (like in pit vipers) to detect infrared radiation and find warm-blooded prey. This allows them to "sense" heat rather than actually see it.

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AD1J4 Til that the oldest book is a 1180 year old Jewis prayer book
5GGk TIL: The first woman was accepted to medical school by accident. The issue was up to vote by the male students, with the stipulation that if one student objected, she would be rejected. They thought it was so ludicrous that they believed it to be a joke, and voted unanimously to accept her.
x6pb0 Today I learned Oliver Stone originally wanted Jim Morrison to play Charlie Sheen's role in Platoon. He had a copy of the script with him (titled 'Break' at the time) in Paris when he died.
Z86M4 TIL in 2007 Switzerland accidentally invaded .9 miles into Liechtenstein and after their mistake issued an apology to which Lichtenstein’s official response was “no worries these things happen”
GYE01 TIL the marriage of Oscar-winning actress Gloria Grahame (It's A Wonderful Life) to director Nicholas Ray (Rebel Without A Cause) ended in 1950 when he walked in on her in bed with his 13-year-old son -- Her stepson. She secretly married the boy ten years later.