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TIL that there are two separate genes that determine eye colour, and which are dependent on each other. Depending on how these genes combine, it is possible for two blue eyed parents to have a brown eyed child.

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neKlB TIL That there is a physical bell in the Unity module of the ISS that is rung whenever a crew boards or disembarks the station
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Edv0 TIL after France refused to deliver five missile boats Israel bought from them, Israel executed a heist to steal the boats and piloted them back to Israel
jNgOj TIL The Terracotta Army remained underground for more than 2,200 years and was discovered by local farmers while digging a well in 1974 in Xi’an
4kpyg TIL Until 1980, users of chess computers had to move the computer’s pieces by hand. The 1982 Novag Robot Adversary used a robotic arm to move pieces but only 2500 units were produced due to high failure rates