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TIL that most Americans wear glasses, 63.7% of adult Americans. That’s 166.5 million people.

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XNxr TIL that in 1941, the RAF dropped packages containing tea bags over the German occupied Netherlands. The packages were marked, “Holland will rise again… Keep your chins up.”
R7bN4 TIL if you develop an aversion to a food you previously loved but vomited up even just one time after eating, that is called the Garcia Effect. This happens even if you know getting sick had nothing to do with the food you ate and instead was due to a virus.
nxY TIL that HeLa, the oldest human cell line used in scientific research, is derived from cervical cancer cells of a patient in 1951 and is so self-persistent that it is considered by some to be its own species.
kLlW TIL a man broke into an Amish schoolhouse, killed 10 girls, and then commited suicide. The Amish forgave the killer, set up a charitable fund for the killer’s family, and 30 members of the Amish community attended the killer’s funeral.
a8LJN TIL the band Argent (known for the 70's rock hit "Hold Your Head Up") originally released the song God Gave Rock and Roll To You (covered by and hits for the bands Petra and KISS) waaay back in 1973!!