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TIL Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from the blowing desert sand

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b6oNQ TIL Hoarding Disorder was not recognized as a disorder until the DSM 5 came out in 2013. Many believe the show Hoarders which came out in 2006 influenced considerable scientific research leading to it's official inclusion in the DSM.
nNnd TIL Steve Buscemi was a New York City fire fighter from 1980 to 1984. After the events of 9/11, he showed up in NYC to volunteer, working twelve-hour shifts for a week, and digging through rubble with his old comrades looking for missing firefighters.
5oeB TIL Cinnamon can prevent mold growth. Scientists have created cinnamon-based packaging that can prevent mold in bread in other baked goods.
7r7KZ TIL about the Newton Disc, which is a color wheel that when spun really fast, turns white.
neMr9 TIL of Hawaii's "Forbidden Isle", an island bought by a Scottish woman for $10,000 in 1864. Access to the island or its 170 inhabitants requires special permission from the woman's great-great grandsons, who still own and control the island.