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TIL Forest Whitaker has an identical twin brother who also happens to an actor!

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b6BRj TIL about badge engineering, which is the practice of marketing a vehicle under 2 or more brand names. A good example being the 2010 Ford Escape, Mercury Mariner, & Mazda Tribute, shown here
W9AB TIL that there’s a rare, discontinued kind of firearm (pistols, rifles) that shoots tiny ROCKETS instead of bullets!
epypE TIL that people with normal color vision might actually be seeing the same colors differently
WbWN TIL: Chinese Empress Wu Zetian was one of the most brutal rulers in history, murdering countless rivals to consolidate her power. She would also require foreign dignitaries to perform cunnilingus on her, and even in her old age she kept a stable of sexual servants.
neA0P TIL the U.S. National Quiet Zone is 13,000 sq. miles where radio-emitting devices, including microwave ovens and most radio broadcasts, are illegal except for certain military and scientific purposes. It has also become a haven for people claiming to suffer from electromagnetic hypersensitivity.