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TIL that there are contact lenses that are worn overnight which temporarily reshape the cornea, allowing the user to have perfect vision during the day without having to wear glasses/contact lenses.

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Ja4k TIL that a one-eyed man was executed for bestiality in 1642 in Connecticut after a local sow gave birth to a one-eyed piglet
4XR9a TIL that Indonesians are the most charitable people in the world. "Despite having a steady economy and labor force, 40 percent of the country lives below the poverty line, making their number one ranking even more impressive and inspiring."
6Ej9J Today I learned a man died in one of those big hamster ball things when it veered off course and he fell into a gorge.
k6xg TIL that Terry Bradshaw (NFL QB for the Pittsburgh Steelers) only got to start in college when the incumbent starter, Phil Robertson, decided to forgo his senior season in order to pursue other interests. Robertson would go on to create the Duck Commander Company and later star on Duck Dynasty.
nW6yP TIL that in fashion, Labor Day is (or was) considered the last day when it was acceptable to wear white or seersucker. The tradition lies with the migration of wealthy 19th century New Yorkers back from their summer-home Newport Mansions and the accompanying change back from summer clothes.