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TIL 99% of people in Estonia have blue eyes

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P1aDw TIL that filmmaker Preston Sturges died of a heart attack in the middle of writing his autobiography. He had planned to title his autobiography "The Events Leading Up to My Death".
78yXO TIL that the heir apparent for the Qajar Dynasty that ruled Iran from 1789-1925 is a university professor professor in Dallas and his nickname is "Mickey"
Yp56d TIL Kodak color film was originally calibrated for white skin and only changed after furniture makers complained the photos didn't accurately reflect the color of their wood products. (racial bias in photography)
NA8M TIL most modern handheld devices like iPhones contain a mineral called “coltan” that is being produced as a commodity by slaves exploited by rebel armies in the Congo.
JPVj TIL that Mary Babnik Brown was chosen to donate her hair (which had never been treated with heat or chemicals) to become the crosshairs on Norden bombsights during WWII.