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TIL Synesthesia 'Crossing of Senses' Perceptual Phenomenon Where People See Sounds, Taste Words or Feel Sensations When They Smell, 4% of the Population Experience This

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O0ga TIL the Eiffel Tower was originally planned to be demolished in 1909, but was saved because it was repurposed as a giant radio antenna. And in 1913, the tower transmitted a signal all the way to Washington DC.
W4oB TIL Tigers have striped skin not just striped fur. The stripes are like fingerprints and no two tigers have the same pattern.
PYgxV TIL King Louis IX aka 'Saint Louis' made gambling, loans, & prostitution illegal. He also introduced innocent until proven guilty, banned trials by ordeal, created the military police & bailiffs.
dr1Z TIL Almost every mammal urinates for approximately 21 seconds, it is called the “Law of Urination.”
woGjM TIL about Kursi Nashin, a certificate that was given to Indians by the British government from 1887 till India's independence. During the British rule, Indians were not allowed to sit on a chair in any government office. Only those who earned this certificate were allowed to sit on a chair.