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TIL that fighter pilots sometimes hallucinate from G-forces, seeing things like glowing lights or tunnels that don’t exist.

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VZp TIL that since 1959, Russian scientist have been selectively breeding foxes in an attempt to domesticate them
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VMljQ TIL in 2007 ‘FOX and Friends’ labelled the late Mr Rogers as an ‘ Evil, Evil man’ for supposedly encouraging generations of children to grow up with a sense of entitlement
WkE54 TIL Dr. Patricia Bath restored sight to millions of people suffering from cataracts thanks to her invention of the the Laserphaco Probe. Among her multiple firsts - first African American to complete a residency in ophthalmology and first African-American female doctor to receive a medical patent.
kJkDB TIL the Babylonians were already calculating the probability of eclipses 4,000 years ago.