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TIL that a child only displaying redeye in one eye in a photograph, should be immediately checked for retinolastoma, a cancer of the retina.

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P1xRV TIL that In 1842, experiments we're conducted to determine the windspeed needed to pluck a chicken for tornado research
7WyL TIL the Atkinson Engine cycles through all four strokes in one revolution of the crankshaft.
AeMo TIL President Nixon, after many years of refusing to release his tax returns, finally relented, saying “People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I am not a crook.” After the investigation, he was forced to pay $465,000 in back taxes he owed.
RkV7 TIL Twister was originally accused of being ‘sex in a box’ by its competitors in 1966.
kOxRd TIL of 15 yo Mary Vincent, who in the 70's hitched a ride with a stranger. She was then brutally assaulted in the van, had both of her arms chopped off, and was then thrown over a cliff to die. She miraculously survived and later faced her attacker in court.