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TIL People born with red hair has a much higher chance of developing skin cancer from UV exposure.

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e0ABn TIL that in Singapore some elevators are equipped with Urine Detection Devices that detect the scent of urine, setting off an alarm and closing the doors until the police arrive to arrest the offender!
v1dV7 TIL: Cartier sunglasses (which can go for $2650 and up) are a status symbol in Detroit. Detroit Police estimate 9 murders, 17 non fatal shootings, and 2158 robberies related to the glasses between '12 and '16.
Lkxjv TIL : Anthropodermic bibliopegy is the practice of binding books in human skin.Surviving examples of human skin bindings have often been commissioned, performed, or collected by medical doctors, who have access to cadavers, sometimes those of executed criminals.
p8g6N TIL of the Island of Discussion, a tiny Scottish island. Locals involved in disputes would be taken there with some cheese and whisky, and just left on the island until they'd reached a mutual agreement
kOw05 TIL about Dr John L. Leal, the man responsible for popularizing chlorine in our drinking water, and saving countless lives by doing so