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

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5V7P TIL: Snuggle gets 2 out of 10 in health rankings due to dangerous ingredients, making it the worst ranking US laundry product in GoodGuides database.
ne77Y TIL of the French Red Zone. WW1 areas in France with access still forbidden today. The area is saturated with unexploded shells (including gas shells), grenades and rusty ammo. Soils heavily polluted by lead, mercury, chlorine, arsenic, various dangerous gases, acids, and human and animal remains
R59N6 TIL in 1959, thirty TV Westerns aired during prime time in the US; none had been canceled that season, while 14 new ones had appeared. In one week in March 1959, eight of the top ten shows were Westerns. In addition, an estimated $125 million in toys based on TV Westerns were sold that year.
E1Qow TIL that Betty White is older than Mickey Mouse.
1a0A8 TIL under the START treaty, Russians could inspect US missile sites. As a result, Sites such as at Tekoi Utah feature Russian-language signage.