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TIL Scallops have 200 eyes, each with two retinas that use curved mirrors to focus light.

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6EJXl TIL an Italian man found wandering Edinburgh claiming to have no memory of who he was or how he got there admitted to faking amnesia to avoid his nagging mother-in-law. His disappearance from Pisa raised suspicion when online searches 'how to disappear' and 'how to fake memory loss' were discovered.
xVZoo TIL the Siddi are an ethnic group in India, descended from the Bantu people of Africa and have been living there since the 7th Century.
PYRWZ TIL Bangladesh is the most populous country to not win an Olympic medal with a population of 170 Million. Whereas San Marino is the least populous country to win an Olympic medal with a population of only 34 Thousand.
e0ro5 TIL of Xennials - a micro generation born between 1977 and as late as 1985, who don’t fit the mold of either Gen X or Millennials, but share characteristics with both cohorts.
WG04 TIL - Ginger Baker, Drummer of 60s band Cream, does not receive royalties, despite creating the band and contributing to many of their songs.