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TIL A deer's eyes are more sensitive to light than ours. That's why when a deer is suddenly struck by the beam of a car’s headlights, its fully dilated pupils become blinded by the abundance of light, so it cannot see at all. This is why the deer just stands still in front of the car.

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kORP1 TIL In 1918, an American socialist called Eugene Debs was sentenced to 10 years in prison for criticizing the government participation in WWI, in prison he ran for president in the 1920 presidential election and managed to get 3.4% in the popular vote.
QJR1d Today I learned that the country with the highest average male height is Montenegro at 6 foot 0 inches
694j8 TIL Coffee contains two chemicals(Cafestol and Kahweol) which can significantly raise your cholesterol. Normal paper filters remove them, but unfiltered coffee is full of them. However, they may have anti-cancer and anti-diabetic properties.
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d8L19 TIL that Michael King changed his name to Martin Luther King Sr. after a 1934 trip to Berlin where he witnessed the rise of Nazism. In addition to the murder of his famous son in 1968, another son died from drowning in 1969, and his wife was murdered in 1974.