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TIL that the skin of arctic tribes people are dark because they get all their vitamin D from fish instead of sunlight. Their skin does not need to lighten to try and get more sun for vitamin D production.

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X0JPP TIL that "genius" is spelled without an "o" , unlike the word "ingenious".
W7xaB TIL a panel of scientists developed a plan to use cats that glow when exposed to radiation as a way to warn future civilizations about radioactive sites. The "Rad Cats" purpose would be explained in a nursery rhyme designed to be passed along, generation to generation.
4X8no TIL that in Oklahoma in the 1920s, ranchers, lawyers and public officials conspired together to murder 60+ Osage Indians in order to secure the rights to their oil-rich land. Only two men were ever convicted. Both were paroled and one pardoned by the governor of Oklahoma.
PVgV TIL: The Founder of Victoria’s Secret, Roy Ramond, jumped to his death from the Golden Gate Bridge in 1993.
E7bW TIL South Park creators Parker & Stone announced the start of their own indie studio by saying, “Having worked with several different studios over the years, we came to realize that our favorite people in the world are ourselves.”