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TIL 99% of people in Estonia have blue eyes

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KYy0w TIL that dental cavities are usually filled with a mercury-based alloy. Dental offices typically disposed of the excess by pouring it down the drain, a practice that was only outlawed in the United States in 2017.
e0VAE TIL in the first draft of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the Holy Grail was discovered at Harrods department store, at the Holy Grail counter.
awxJN TIL That despite running about three hours, actual playing time in a Major League Baseball game is under 18 minutes.
YkNZ TIL the UK’s military satellite family is called Skynet.
4klLR TIL Birds of the same species can have regional accents. These accents, which go unnoticed by humans, are biologically significant for birds as they use songs for mating, territory defense, and communication. Avian accents may develop like the human game of “Telephone.”