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TIL Whales are colorblind and see the world only in black and white

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rN5Ex TIL In 1859, Richard Carrington was using his telescope to project an image of the Sun on a screen and two beads of searing white light appear across a sunspot, fading within minutes. For hours, he remained poised at the telescope in case it reappeared
BNZW TIL Hugh Hefner has roses delivered to Marilyn Monroe’s grave every day, and will be buried next to her. They never met.
RD0l TIL A Canadian woman accused Bill Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting her, along with 10 other “Jane Does” willing to testify in civil court. He settled out of court in August 2006
OPMY TIL Space Jam is the highest grossing basketball movie
7rxB7 TIL of the 19th amendment ratification flag, which was displayed 100 years ago this August 18th to commemorate the day women were given the right to vote. A star was added to the flag each time one of the required 36 states voted to ratify.