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TIL blue eyes are a result of structure, not pigment

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VMgvD TIL Admiral Jeremiah Denton Jr. used his eyes to blink the word "TORTURE" using Morse Code during his captivity in Vietnam.
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D1VOj TIL that Sylvester Stallone starred in an adult movie much before he became an actor in Hollywood. The movie was called The Party at Kitty and Stud and Stallone was paid $200 for the role. The movie was long forgotten until the director re-released it later when the actor was a big name.