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TIL brown eyes are actually blue under a layer of melanin

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xVOgb TIL Levi's CEO claimed you don't need to wash jeans, he hasn't washed his in more than a year!
Z6wa TIL Bob Anderson who trained Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) in sword fighting also wore the Darth Vader suit during the lightsaber duels in Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
0wM6R TIL: Certain ant species commit suicide to protect their territory. As stinging wasn't effective against some predators, they evolved the ability to self-sacrifice to kill one or more enemies. They wrap themselves around an opponent & explodes, releasing sticky corrosive material killing both.
P1KJe TIL that since 2010 there is a church called united church of bacon. They have over 25,000 members and even have their own bacon commandments.
j61YQ TIL the hymn 'Amazing Grace' was written by an ex-slave ship captain and slave trader. After finding Christianity later in life he turned his back on the trade and became a prominent supporter of abolitionism. He was also held as a slave himself before escaping.