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TIL That the Statue of Liberty used to be a lighthouse

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R7nb9 TIL that painter Claude Monet had the lens of his eyes removed after developing cataracts. After the surgery, he started painting lilies that he had previously painted white before, as blue, leading to the idea that he could have been perceiving UV light, which most normal humans cannot.
kJAx1 TIL The state of South Australia was at war with Germany up until 2002 due to forgotten legislation
wL7AP TIL of David Shaw, an Australian scuba diver/aircraft pilot who recorded his own death while attempting to retrieve a 10 year old corpse from a 200+ metre deep underwater cave. The corpse belonged to a young diver who had gone missing 10 years earlier while on a dive.
7W9b TIL that in Colorado there are more marijuana dispensaries than Starbucks by a ratio of nearly 2:1.
Bgmey TIL optical brighteners are added to liquid laundry detergent so that your clothes appear brighter under the sun upon hanging.