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TIL the human retina is actually brain tissue, you see with an exposed part of your brain.

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nWgZb TIL Harvard had lost original Magna Carta hiding in its archives for almost 80 years.
4k61J TIL that scientists not only dare cut trees by looking at their growth rings, but also historically harvested timber. For example, if you know when a church was built, you can look at the wood beams in it to learn about historic weather and woods management practices.
MrO0 TIL that date rape drugs are detected in only 0%-2% of people who believe that their drinks have been spiked. By far the most common drug detected in those who believe that they’ve been roofied is alcohol.
8LLG TIL in 2005 the family of a missing farmer confessed to having killed the man, hacked the body into pieces and fed those to the family’s animals. Four years later, his body was found intact in a river behind the wheels of his car.
xV9Nk TIL that an 18-year-old girl called Rae Heim ran across America almost entirely barefoot. She only wore shoes on some hard terrain. She ran 3,437.5 miles in 8 months and raised more than $10,000 for charity. She started running barefoot at 16 after breaking a big toe, and kept it up after it healed.