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TIL that around 90% of East Asian School Children are myopic.

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v1rOj TIL Between 2011 and 2017 more people have died from taking selfies than in shark attacks worldwide.
xVbNb TIL that most of Earth’s oxygen comes from ocean plants like algae and phytoplankton.
OoOea TIL Alexander Hamilton didn’t believe in democracy, which he labeled an American “disease.” He fought—with military force—any model of organizing the American political economy that might promote egalitarian politics. He was an authoritarian, and proud of it.
0G4A TIL Star Trek’s James Doohan (‘Scotty’) prevented a fan from committing suicide. His support and encouragement inspired her to go back to school and become an electronics engineer.
dDl9 TIL insects do not experience pain because they lack nociceptors. Crustaceans are suspected to feel pain, however no nociceptors are present in their anatomy.