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TIL that those tiny bright moving lines that appear in your field of vision when looking at a clear blue sky are actually your own white blood cells moving in the capillaries in front of your eyes’ retinas.

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p8xaA TIL that there's a parasite that brainwashes mammals to make them easier prey for cats, and it may also affect humans
MweB TIL there is an Israeli Army Unit that specifically recruits teens with autism. ‘Unit 9900’ is described as a 'selective intelligence’ squad, where heightened perceptual skills are considered an asset.
5PnD TIL that a Chinese company rewarded its employee of the year with a night with a Japanese adult video star.
yVPB8 TIL about the Allied Trachenberg Plan which helped defeat Napoleon. This involved avoiding direct confrontations with him, but to instead go after his commanders bit by bit. This would buy the Allies time to gather an army and eventually overwhelm Napoleon.
ZwWp TIL that Galaxy Quest was originally rated ‘R’, and that the uncut version is hiding somewhere.