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TIL that William the Bastard's cousin was Ralph the Asshead

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LAw0 TIL that bimonthly means “twice a month” AND “every other month”.
ryOM TIL there exist humans with four cones in their eyes (tetrachromats) that can perceive color differences the rest of us cannot. Because it is based on a gene variation of the X chromosome, it is believed that only women can be tetrachromats.
9GrQ TIL that the Beijing Weather Modification Office is tasked with creating rain to end drought, reduce dust storms and prevent unwanted rain, and that between 1995 and 2003, China added 7.4 trillion cubic feet of rainfall artificially.
mbrY TIL Catholic and Protestant areas in Northern Ireland are still separated by walls up to 25 feet tall called “peace lines”
P180J TIL about Chester Southam, a doctor who injected senile patients and convicted criminals with cancer cells to see wether it would spread to them, and tried to cure terminal cancer patients with West Nile Virus