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TIL that you’re more likely to get sunburn while wearing sunglasses because the less sunlight that reaches your optic nerve, the less warning is sent to your pituitary gland which leads to more burns instead of tans.

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nBNB TIL a man mailed 100 companies asking for free stuff, dubbing it “The $39 Experiment.”
nea4B TIL: There is a species of jellyfish called the immortal jellyfish that does not die a natural death. A fully developed immortal jellyfish can revert to its immature stage and restart its life.
KBN9 TIL that the Kingdom of Bhutan plans to get rid of all chemicals, in its agricultur, becoming the first 100% organic nation within the next generation!
jN8Xv TIL that "Rocky Road" ice cream is named after the Great Depression and not the texture of the Ice Cream.
wLgQM TIL of Margaret Howe Lovett’s sexual relations with a Dolphin during a NASA funded communications study. Lovett manually relieved Peter of urges to keep him focused. LSD was also used to aid the dolphins in speaking. Peter learned 2 words but killed himself when the study ended. ‬