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TIL dogs are so near-sighted (20/75 vision) that if they were human they would need guide dogs

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oBGGA TIL Cats have vision similar to colour-blind humans. Cats can only see shades of blue and green. They may find red and pinks confusing (they may appear greener), while purple may look like another shade of blue.
P1eeJ TIL that at the ancient Olympics, cheating athletes would be fined and the fines used to build bronze statues at the entrance of the Olympic stadium, each inscribed with the name of the cheater and how they cheated
m1MwP TIL “Dancing in the Moonlight” was written by Sherman Kelly after he and his girlfriend were violently attacked by a gang while on vacation at St Croix. The song was written as a vision of what he wished the night had looked like instead.
7lEL TIL our emotions and states of mind are influenced, and even produced, by the nerves and bacteria in our guts.
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