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

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XJOD TIL that during the Mexican-American war an estimated 700 Irish men deserted the US Army to join the Mexicans and fought in the Battle of Churubusco. The were called Batallón de San Patricio (St. Patricks battalion) and are considered heroes of Mexico.
NM5P TIL that Google Maps vehicles collected private data including passwords, from unprotected WiFi networks and transferred it to a Google data center
m1Pry TIL: India is the World Bank’s largest debtor and is almost double that of second place
ELZp TIL that Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon, learned to fly before he learned to drive.
Ege4V TIL Mad Magazine exposed American Brands, a major cigarette manufacturer, that also owned Franklin Life Insurance claim cigarettes are harmless while charging more to insure smokers. (1988)