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TIL Christopher Nolan is colour-blind

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WRyB TIL The world’s largest moving object, the Bagger 288 Superexcavator, leaves virtually no tracks, even over grass. The sheer surface area of the tracks makes its ground pressure less than a barefoot person.
KY05J TIL about the Faʻafafine people. They are people who identify themselves as having a third gender or non-binary role in Samoa, American Samoa and the Samoan diaspora. A recognised gender identity/gender role in traditional Samoan society, they are an integral part of Samoan culture
J1gXk TIL Bob Odenkirk wrote Chris Farley's famous "Van Down by the River" sketch.
19or TIL in 2014 two undercover cops working independently of each other tried to bust each other in a sting operation without realizing who the other was.
GAoJG TIL, that in 1969 the Internet's first message was sent from UCLA to Stanford Research. It was intended to be "LOGIN" , due to a system crash, only "LO" was received at the other end.