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TIL that carrots aren’t actually good for your eyes… it’s just a myth that the British government fabricated during WWII. They wanted to keep their newly developed radar system secret from the Germans and had to find some way to explain how they were suddenly shooting down a lot more planes.

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LQXm9 TIL about Detective Frank Salerno who had the unprecedented task of not only bringing the infamous serial killer Richard Ramirez to justice in 1985, but was also instrumental in The Hillside Stranglers arrests in 1979.
Egx0 TIL that Mr. T’s real name is “Laurence Tureaud”
xVWe7 TIL: Outside the ring, Muhammad Ali attained success as a spoken word artist, where he received two Grammy nominations. He also featured as an actor and writer, releasing two autobiographies. Ali retired from boxing in 1981 and focused on religion, philanthropy and activism.
Z8QBv TIL about Mariano Martinez. A man who in 1971 modified an ice cream machine to create the first frozen margarita machine. He did this to meet demand for a popular margarita recipe he was serving at the time. You can find his invention on display at the Smithsonian Museum for American history.
oo5K TIL even though Einstein said “God does not play dice with the universe” He also said. “It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly.”