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TIL that the eye has a blind spot and here’s a test so you can not see for yourself

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4X1O5 TIL that 42% of games in the Canadian Soccer League in 2015 showed signs of suspicious betting activity.
PyPw TIL the ‘church’ of Scientology has its own prison
R7aV9 TIL the world’s oldest pool of water was found 2 miles down a Canadian mineshaft and dated at ~2 billion years old. By observing the sulphate in the water, researchers were also able to confirm that single-celled organisms had inhabited the pool at some point.
jNZLE TIL that while they were originally thought to be white with black stripes because of their white belly, zebras are actually black (where the pigment is activated) with white stripes (where the pigment is inhibited) as shows embryological evidence
epWdk TIL Ray Combs, second presenter of Family Feud (1988 - 1993) was found dead hanging from his bed sheets in his hospital room, June 2nd 1996