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TIL that there is a mountain of evidence that humans can perceive colours that exist outside of the normal spectrum—they're called 'impossible colors' and they're quite literally indescribable

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D1Y8Y TIL that water boils at 71°C (160°F) at the top of My Everest.
KONY9 TIL the signature melody of Coldplay's maybe most famous song was taken from Kraftwerk
gAkL TIL During the 1650s, over 100,000 Irish children between the ages of 10 and 14 were taken from their parents and sold as slaves in the West Indies, Virginia and New England.
W7yEo TIL: that the average American, based on averages from all states, will pay an estimated $130,461 over their lifetime in interest fees.
aP69 TIL that tea was so important for morale in the British army that in 1942 the UK bought the entire world’s crop of tea.