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TIL the eyes of a mantis shrimp carry 16 types of color receptive cones, humans only have 3 types (RGB).

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W7XYL TIL that the credit card Discover was introduced by Sears in 1985 and there are only 13 Sears still operating, with 12 in the US and one in Puerto Rico
OGxoR TIL Emperor Nero went to Greece to participate in the Olympics. The games were held two years ahead of schedule, and Nero was declared the winner of every event he participated in, including one chariot race in which he fell off his chariot
GPZ7 TIL That there used to be pills that contained tapeworms, and when you lost the amount of weight you wanted to lose, you would take a second pill that killed the tapeworm.
6EjW TIL there is a Brazilian island forbidden to the public, densely populated (1 per square meter) with one of the deadliest snake species, the golden lancehead.
1aW5d TIL that the German parliament building in Berlin called the 'Reichstag Dome' has a glass dome above it that people can walk on. It symbolizes the transparency of the German government and that the people are always above the government.