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TIL that haikus are not simply 5-7-5 syllable poems, but also need to have a kigo – something of or relating to a season

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OReg TIL a philosophy riddle from 1688 was recently solved. If a man born blind can feel the differences between shapes such as spheres and cubes, could he, if given the ability, distinguish those objects by sight alone? In 2003 five people had their vision restored though surgery, and no, they couldn’t.
4k6Ga TIL Horseshoe Crabs are more closely related to scorpions and spiders than they are to true crabs
6EldW TIL that the woman that plays the not out, but obvious, lesbians from Pitch Perfect is actually Esther Dean. A hit singer, songwriter, producer and actor that has earned the name, “the song factory”
oBGYL TIL Ainu people are indigenous to Hokkaidō, Japan. They have their own religion, language, and culture. Now fewer than 100 speak the language.
KYMNw TIL Star Wars Episode IV was one of the first movies to use CGI