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TIL that neurologist Oliver Sacks reported a case of a man whose perception of time was so radically skewed that it took him several hours to wipe his nose, even though he felt like he was doing it at a normal rate.

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bedj TIL in Christmas 2010, the Colombian government covered jungle trees with lights. When FARC guerrillas walked by, the trees lit up and banners asking them to lay down their arms became visible. 331 guerrillas re-entered society and the campaign won an award for strategic marketing excellence.
OaOe TIL that 74 men died after their submarine, USS Tang, torpedoed itself during a combat patrol.
j80N TIL: In 1838, Missouri fought a war against Joseph Smith and the Mormons. The Mormons burned an entire county to the ground, and Missouri’s governor ordered the expulsion or genocide of all Mormons.
69ENm TIL that Texas Instruments has gone back and forth on how their calculators handle implicit multiplication with ambiguous notation, e.g. 8÷2(2+2). Different products will give different answers.
QJxOp TIL that mudskippers use gill-chambers full of water as fishy scuba gear when they’re on land.