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TIL there are only 210 people in the armed forces of Iceland

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e0JME TIL that if grazing animals eat too many corn lilies, their offspring are likely to be born with one eye. This is because a chemical found in the corn lily plant interrupts brain development, causing the fetus to present with cyclopia.
KORaw TIL The Office of Naval Intelligence at the Pentagon has an entire unit of people devoted to the study of UFO's and UFO encounters.
QNnVM TIL coelacanths and other lobe-finned fish are more closely related to humans than they are to other fish - I.e sharks, salmon etc
WkAgB TIL than Hispanics paradoxically live longer lives than non-Hispanic White Americans despite having lower average income and education. Researchers have not been able to find out exactly why but they believe it has to do with either lower smoking rates, stronger family connections, or healthier food
JYb04 TIL That Broadway Street was called the Wickquasgeck trail in the Native American era.