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TIL Adolf Hitler employed 15 women to act as food testers, checking his food for poison.

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KOLK9 TIL about iridodonesis a condition in which the iris (coloured part of the eye) vibrates during eye movements. Upon moving the eye rapidly, the iris can appear to ‘dance’, or ‘tremble’ (tremulousness).
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