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TIL Benedict Cumberbatch and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield are cousins

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x60wk TIL that despite spending so much time around it, Sea Mammals cannot see the colour blue.
PB4L TIL that rationing in the United Kingdom during WWII actually increased life expectancy in the country, and decreased infant mortality. This was because all people were required to consume a varied diet.
VBl9G TIL that Rhinoplasty(nose reconstruction surgery) has been performed since 3000 BC in Egypt, and a 600 BC Indian technique using a flap of skin from the cheek to reconstruct the nose is still in use today.
BgOAk TIL that Nazi general Erwin Rommel was allowed to take cyanide after being implicated in a plot to kill Hitler. To maintain morale, the Nazis gave him a state funeral and falsely claimed he died from war injuries.
ZRXQ TIL for 256 years, Irish beer company Guinness used fish bladders to filter their iconic Dark Stout. In late 2015, the company agreed to change this centuries-old tradition to accommodate vegans.