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TIL that there is no blue pigmentation in blue eyes. The eyes appear blue as a result of Rayleigh scattering, the same process that makes the sky appear blue.

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E1kDX TIL cartoon character Betty Boop was a complete visual and vocal copy of singer/actress Helen Kane, AKA the "Boop Boop a Doop girl." Kane sued over theft of her image but lost when it was discovered she had copied her own act from a Harlem jazz singer, Baby Esther.
GAnGN TIL Gandalfs stand at Minas Tirith in The Lord of The Rings books was based on a real bishop who mounted a hopeless defense against the Magyars until the emperor came to relieve him with an army of heavy knights.
m1Yno TIL that after Toyota recalled millions of cars for stuck accelerator pedals, a man was freed from prison after his Toyota caused an accident that killed 3.
QJlAE TIL Ivan IV (the Terrible) inherited a library thought to contain ancient works from Libraries of Alexandria & Constantinople. Afraid that books would be stolen, he ordered his men to bury the books, then executed them. He died before revealing the location. Searches for the library continue today.
yVoM TIL the mafia hitman Richard Kuklinski (aka The Iceman) tended to kill victims by accidentally spilling cyanide poisoned drinks on their clothes, while they were at a bar or a club. Once the fluid reaches the victims skin, they die.