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TIL The word “Jurassic,” which we so often associate with dinosaurs, comes from the Celtic word for “forest”

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5V589 TIL Lyrics of the track "Duel of Fates" from Star Wars Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace are in Sanskrit
oR1DA TIL people with blue eyes indicate a lack of melanin. Eye color is directly related to the amount of melanin in the front layers of the iris. People with brown eyes have a large amount of melanin in the iris. It's believed blue eyes are can be traced to one human being. Darker eyes help reflect sun.
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