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TIL the presence of eyebrows is more important for facial recognition than the presence of eyes.

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16G5O TIL in 1982, Byron Peiss wrote a book called the Secret. In it, there are clues to 12 treasure boxes hidden in various places all around the US and Canada. As of 2022, only 3 of the 12 boxes have ever been found. If a box is discovered, you can exchange it for bragging rights and a precious gem
8LlV TIL that in September 2006, Chinese Border Patrol guards opened fire on a group of Tibetan pilgrims moving slowly in deep snow, killing a 17-year-old girl. The incident is only known in the West because a Romanian mountain climber secretly recorded it
kdng TIL that the Nazis believed that Britain was the most “racially pure” country of all the Germanic nations, even more so than Germany.
GAZmE TIL that the song "Rap God" by Eminem has the world record for highest amount of words in one song, at 4.28 words per second.
K5D4 TIL James Cameron got the go-ahead to make ‘Aliens’ by writing the word 'Alien’ on a board, then adding an ’s’ and turning it into a dollar sign.