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TIL - That a woman from Northern England has 4 functioning colour cones (most of us have only 3) and that due to this she can see 99 million more colours than the average person.

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QNNak TIL the the song “The Way” by Fastball is based on a real elderly couple from Salado, TX who went missing in June 1997 and later found dead at the bottom of a ravine near Hot Springs, AR a couple weeks later.
dYj9 TIL that “Hikikomori” is a current phenomenon where young Japanese men are withdrawing from society and courtship, prompting “some Japanese girls to initiate the courtship”.
JYJOm TIL about Richard Wadani, an Austrian who deserted Nazi Germany's army and switched to the Allied side in World War Two
nWjLr TIL that Iceland Armed Forces only consist of the Coast Guard. Other branches, like air defence and special force units, are all under the Coast Guard
rpGW TIL that in 1974 an Army Private stole a helicopter from his base, landed on the White House lawn before taking off again in a high speed helicopter chase (forcing one Police chopper to land), he was shot down only after returning to the White House. He received a year in prison and small fine.