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TIL: Only 2% of the world’s population have natural green eyes

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Z5LB TIL Melatonin levels secreted in breast milk vary depending on the time of day, helping a baby know when to sleep/wake up and thus regulate its sleep cycle. Babies who are fed formula have a harder time regulating their sleep cycle and are more prone to colic
1axMd TIl that the expression 'Paint the town red' has actual historical origins. In 1837, the Marquis of Waterford led a group of friends on a night of drinking through the English town of Melton Mowbray. The mob literally painted a tollgate, the doors of several homes a swan statue with red paint.
rR571 TIL a German naturalist in the 1830's was arrested for heresy for claiming he could turn caterpillars into butterflies.
MLoV TIL that in North Carolina, it is illegal to disclose the chemicals used in fracking
4XoAo TIL that in 2014 and while trapped in a casino during a blizzard, Bon Jovi put on a full live show for employees and guests who were also trapped.