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86dX TIL that if humans had eagles’ eyes, we could see an ant on the ground from the roof of a 10-story building. You would also have brilliant color vision, UV vision, and an almost 360 degree range of view.
b6BQ9 TIL before Fred Rogers passed away on the morning of February 27, 2003. His wife was present to comfort him as he was dying. His last words was "Do you think I'm a sheep?" (referring to Matthew 25). After passing away, Joanne reassured him by saying "Fred, if ever there was a sheep, you're one."
1aYP TIL a feral child abandoned by her parents at the age of 3, was raised by dogs until the age of 8, acquired extremely acute senses of hearing, smell, and sight.
EO8d TIL that while in Egypt, Napoleon Bonaparte had a paranormal experience at the King’s Chamber in Giza. He was visibly shaken afterwards and asked that it never be mentioned again.
YpgnA TIL that a “grotesque face jug” created as a high school art project in the 1970s was mistakenly appraised by an Antiques Roadshow expert as being worth $50,000.