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TIL anyone born in any place that was once controlled by France (e.g. all of the land in Lousiana Purchase) is eligible for almost immediate French Citizenship (skipping the 5 year residency requirement).

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QJ60X TIL people suffering from schizophrenia or autism are less likely to be fooled by "hollow face" illusions or other optical illusions that mess with depth perception and perspective. After successful treatment for schizophrenia, the illusion is more likely to fool them.
9YalX TIL the 1996 video game "Tomb Raider" had a fan-made patch called "Nude Raider" that made Lara naked. The video game publisher got the site hosting the patch shut down. In the sequel, the developers included a secret code that would allegedly make her naked, but it in fact made Lara explode.
j6dkj TIL that King Cobras are not even actual cobras, despite the name. Also, they are world's longest venomous snakes.
v1pBD TIL, Indiana once offered a bacon-scented scratch-off lottery ticket. One of the prizes was $250 of bacon for 20 years.
P1Oxe TIL the longest fall ever survived without a parachute was a flight attended in 1972 who dropped over 30k feet and survived.