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TIL that not everyone sees lines when they look at lights and that i have a condition called astigmatism.

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rNWye TIL that when he was 18 years old and Crown Prince, Frederick the Great was forced by his father to watch the beheading of his close companion (and possible lover) Hans von Katte after the two attempted to escape together to England.
5YBDk TIL Chinese author Ding Ling wrote a short story called "Miss Sophia's Diary" in 1927. Much of the diary concerns Miss Sophia's romantic attraction and sexual desire, and even reveals her bisexuality. The story is considered a landmark in the evolving role of women in China during the Republican era
OG6Z6 TIL A 72- to 66-million-year-old embryo found inside a fossilized dinosaur egg sheds new light on the link between the behavior of modern birds and dinosaurs, according to a new study| The most complete fossil suggests that these dinosaurs developed bird-like postures close to hatching.
pYErO TIL when Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson made the song, "Say Say Say" in 1983, Paul talked to Michael about investing in music publishing. Two years later Michael purchased the the majority of the Beatles’ catalog for $47 million outbidding Paul. The Beatles catalog is worth an estimated 1 billion
yVopM TIL about pig toilets. "A pig toilet (sometimes called a "pig sty latrine") is a simple type of dry toilet consisting of an outhouse mounted over a pigsty, with a chute or hole connecting the two. The pigs consume the feces of the users of the toilet, as well as other food."