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TIL our galaxy isn’t just a spiral galaxy but a bar galaxy
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TIL There's Evidence Humans Didn't Actually See Blue Until Modern Times
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TIL that the Maharaja(Indian King) of Jamnagar took in and agreed to look after 1000 orphaned Polish children — Jews and Catholics alike — who faced an uncertain future during World War II. The Maharaja told the children, “You may not have your parents, but I am your father now.”
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TIL that up until 1927, it was still legal to hunt the Kalahari bush people for sport in Southern Africa. But you needed a permit.
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TIL Orson Welles, out of work and in need of money in the late 70's resorted to appearing in and even directing tv ads for various products. In recent years a backstage video has resurfaced of a drunk Welles filming an ad for Paul Masson wines
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TIL Guam has the highest per-capita consumption of both Spam and Tabasco Sauce, inciting Spam and Tabasco to unite and create ‘Hot and Spicy Spam’.