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

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xVX47 TIL that during Hiroshima, the Gingko trees that were growing 1 to 2 km from the explosion of the atomic bomb survived the blast and quickly became healthy again. Those trees were some of the few living things that survived and are still alive today.
loOJB TIL: Jo Cameron (71) went her entire life without realizing she didn’t feel pain or anxiety until she got hip replacement surgery.
p8noA TIL The fastest Cheetah ever recorded was named Sarah. In 2012, then-11-year-old Sarah was filmed running on a U.S.A. Track and Field-certified course at an unmatched pace of 61 miles per hour. Sarah’s 5.95 second 100-meter dash holds the known planet-wide record.
oyvW TIL a bidet is considered a key green technology and uses significantly less water, electricity, and wood than a single roll of toilet paper
OW01 TIL in Ancient Rome, besides famous gladiator fights there were so-called Naumachia ‒ naval battles taking place in huge artificial basins with seating tiers surrounding them, similar to amphitheatres.