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TIL there is a virus that turns pill bugs blue.

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Br5GK TIL that in January 2004 the Mayor of Colorado City, AZ was expelled at the behest of convicted Pedophile Cult Leader Warren Jeffs.
rRALo TIL that prior to British troops firing on civilians at the Boston Massacre in 1770, they were pelted with oyster shells, ice, stones, sticks, and beaten with clubs by an unruly mob. At the trial, the soldiers were successfully defended by none other than John Adams and all were acquitted of murder.
woAQW TIL that, in 1947, there was a proposal to create an independent united Bengali state instead of partitioning Bengal between India and Pakistan. It was not accepted, though it did have some support. (In 1971, east Bengal, also known as East Pakistan, acquired its independence as Bangladesh.)
woxe1 TIL that Microwaves generate heat, (not as popularly conceived (having a resonant frequency similar to water)), but instead, by matter doing it's best to magnetize itself.
ajYN TIL there’s an optical illusion that can detect schizophrenia