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TIL … that fake poop has been a favored espionage tool.

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54Zk TIL that US ski jumper Anders Haugen finished 4th at the 1924 Olympics, when 50 years later a Norwegian historian discovered a scoring error was made and Haugen should have gotten the bronze medal, which was handed to him in Norway in 1974 by the daughter of the original bronze medal winner
16GvV TIL that there was a real "Lord of the Flies" when six boys were shipwrecked on a island for 15 months
Pdbn TIL historians found European queens have been associated with a 27% increase in wars compared to European kings.
9YMlM TIL that the terms "Dash" and "Pinch" (and "Smidgen", apparently) are concrete measurements in recipes equating to 1/8 tsp, 1/16 tsp, and 1/32 tsp.
P1ndO TIL that humans have 3 types of cone cells, allowing us to see all the colors we can see, other animals like dogs and cats only have two so they can’t see red for example while chickens have four and can even see UV Light.