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TIL that humans have 3 types of cone cells, allowing us to see all the colors we can see, other animals like dogs and cats only have two so they can’t see red for example while chickens have four and can even see UV Light.

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NaQJ TIL for Queen’s “Bicycle Race” music video, the band rented several bikes which naked models raced at Wimbledon Stadium. When the renting company found out how the bikes were used, it forced the band to purchase all the seats.
vP4YB TIL that typewriter manufactures make models with transparent cases for use by inmates in US corrections institutions where computers are restricted.
laEa TIL that Yoda was originally supposed to be portrayed by a monkey with a mask.
9Y61D TIL ornithologist Ted Parker was able to identify over 4,000 bird species by their songs alone. He died in a plane crash at age 40 surveying the Ecuadorian forests.
MeB8B TIL Codpiece (Middle English: cod, meaning “scrotum”), feature of 15-16th c. men’s fashion, was shaped & padded to emphasize the genital area. It became fashionable to design the codpiece to hold the penis in a position insinuating it was erect constantly—a statement of political and economic power.