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TIL surgical scrubs are green and blue to provide eye relief and a visual contrast to the pinks and reds the surgeon is focusing on

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5XLQ TIL that the Greek explorer Pytheas was the first to encounter the northern arctic ice caps, the Germanic tribes, and the Midnight Sun. He was also the first to posit that the tides were caused by the moon and visited Great Britain in 325 BC.
grZ1y TIL The people giving out free samples at Costco do not work for Costco but a separate company
j6Mpa TIL Chad Butler, aka the rapper Pimp C, studied classical music in school and received a Division I rating on a tenor solo at a UIL choir competition. His stepdad taught him to read music, influencing him to incorporate more musical instruments into his rap songs over the course of his career
8epwX TIL about the Ma'kech, also known as a Living Brooch, where an ironclad beetle is painted, adorned with gemstones, and traditionally worn as living jewelry in parts of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.
QYRk TIL in 1999, They Might Be Giants became the first major-label recording artist to release an entire album exclusively in mp3 format