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TIL our galaxy isn’t just a spiral galaxy but a bar galaxy

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R71Vj TIL There's Evidence Humans Didn't Actually See Blue Until Modern Times
OoVNe 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.”
e0ZPE 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.
6ELQ7 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
AxeB 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’.