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TIL camouflage does not work on color-blind people and for this reason some were picked as snipers

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ZpVmG TIL that the Parker Solar Probe is going 700000 kph so it would take 33 minutes to reach the Moon From Earth.
WkmaY TIL That a study had participants eat cookies labeled as regular and organic. Participants preferred the organic option based on taste and thought the cookie must be lower in fat and calories. They were also willing to pay more for the organic one. The two cookies were 100 percent identical.
dmjE TIL that 1 in 4 11 year olds in London are functionally illiterate, either unable to read or write properly
KYovw TIL pop artist Andy Warhol was a devout Catholic who attended Mass every Sunday, regularly volunteered at soup kitchens, and converted at least one person.
Debj TIL that the largest bioterrorist attack on U.S. soil (1984) was committed by the Rajneeshee cult, who contaminated ten Taco Time salad bars in Oregon so they could incapacitate voters and win local elections.