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TIL that green is the rarest eye color with only 2% of the world having it. brown is the most common at 70-79%

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5VANR TIL about Roy Pearson, a judge who sued his dry cleaners for $54 million after he accused them of losing his pants
bjk9 TIL that the MLB away uniforms are grey for a reason. At the turn of the century the away teams didn’t normally have access to laundry facilities on the road, thus stains were not noticeable on the darker grey uniforms as opposed to the white uniforms worn by the home team.
D1edv TIL: In 1883, a volcano on Krakatoa erupted so violently, the eardrums of sailors ruptured over 40 miles away; island of Rodrigues 3000 miles away heard noises; and was heard by over 50 geographical locations covering a thirteeth of the globe.