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TIL that the first fitted glass contact lens was created in 1888

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wkXW TIL that in April 2011, Oklahoma passed a law allowing only the Deceased to access their own Death Certificates without a court order.
7ajO TIL that the word “Sniper” refers to a hunter skilled enough to shoot a snipe, a small and fast bird.
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