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TIL blue eyes are a result of structure, not pigment

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bdej TIL the Hobbiton movie set used for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit was originally built to last temporarily for filming, but the landowner saw money in offering guided tours of the Shire to the public and so requested that the structures were made permanent. It’s now a busy tourist attraction.
k8dB TIL that the oldest living person in the world smoked cigarettes from ages 21-117. She lived to be 122.
ZpER4 TIL that for a brief period in 1919, the steamship "Saratov" was the last outpost controlled by the Latvian government, as the entire land area of Latvia was held either by the Germans or the Red Army
Ql4M TIL Dinosaurs probably tasted like chicken
WJ0d TIL that a Texas man has been in an armed standoff at his ranch for more than 12 years after jumping bail for assaulting a police officer.