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TIL that when people are blind from birth they don’t see black. They don’t see darkness, they just don’t see anything at all. They see less than darkness

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5Y81Q TIL the Chinese phrase 日本鬼子 - Rìběn guǐzi, meaning "Japanese Devils" can be pronounced in Japanese as Hinomoto Oniko, which resembles a girl's name. Consequently, users of the Japanese imageboard 2channel created an anime character for the phrase.
LrEd TIL Abraham Lincoln tried multiple times to remove all Africans from mainland America and was described as “entirely devoted to the welfare of white men” by prominent abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass.
GAGk4 TIL in 2007 only 700 Florida snail kite birds remained because newly introduced invasive snails were too big to eat. From 2007 to 2017, these birds rapidly evolved 8-12% larger beaks because the smallest birds all starved to death. As of 2022 they have recovered to 3,000 individuals.
QJv1e TIL that due to the high number of foreigners in the UAE, where citizens make up only 11% of the population, the country is 72% male.
rRjEd TIL When 2nd in command of N-A-Z-I Germany, Hermann Goering, surrendered to the Americans he was in possession of thousands of pills of morphine. Goering gave the Americans a rare interview from his cell in July 1945. The notable excerpts are in the comments;