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TIL each side of a beach towel serves a different purpose

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woxoJ TIL that President Salome Zourabichvili of Georgia was born in France to Georgian parents and once served as French ambassador to Georgia
yQX0X TIL congenital deafness in cats is seen almost exclusively in white cats. In addition, if a white cat has two blue eyes, it is 3-5 times more likely to be deaf. Cats with one blue eye are twice as likely to be deaf.
oBbnR TIL hundreds of thousands of people have, in fact, gotten away with murder. Based on UCR data, the US currently has 250,000 unsolved murders, a number that increases by about 6,000 each year. With a murder solve rate of about 62%, that means 38% of the time murderers walk away scot-free.
JYrmQ TIL: Mexico had a complex legal and racial caste system. Art referred to as "casta" paintings were seen as a way to "codify racial groups"
wxQY TIL that whales sometimes let dolphins ride on their head for fun