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TIL everyone with blue eyes is descended from a single ancestor.

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8klP TIL that the Oakland Police Department spent $15,000 to modify the tailpipes of their Harley motorcycles to make them LOUD.
R5Kwa TIL - During the California gold rush of 1849, eggs were $3 each, not adjusted for inflation.
X07JP TIL that soft tissues, like biological cells, really can preserve in dinosaur bones. Maybe even some biomolecules like proteins!
obwW TIL of “muntzing”, a method for improving the design of electronic products: Remove components until it stops working, then put the last-removed part back in. It is named after Earl “Madman” Muntz, who used the method to cut manufacturing costs of his popular televisions in the 1940s and 50s.
GADw4 TIL: That while pregnant in 1956, Grace Kelly was frequently photographed clutching a distinctive leather handbag which was likely a shield to prevent her from being exposed to the paparazzi. However, the pictures popularized the purse so much that it would later come to be known as the Kelly bag.