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TIL there is still no scientific consensus for why "the dress" appears as either white-and-gold or black-and-blue

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yAdl TIL of Myiamoto Musashi. A samurai from the 16th century, won over 60 duels, fought in 2 wars and is credited with inventing the art of psyching out your opponent and dual wielding katana, he killed his first man at the age of 13.
M7OYV TIL that in London there are group of 61 nationally recognized and protected trees called "The Great Trees of London”
Xxp8 TIL that elephant dung is being converted into odor-free paper to benefit the elephants of Sri Lanka.
wLExM TIL that when fans asked Steve Martin for an autograph in the 80’s he would give them a business card that said “This certifies that you have had a personal encounter with me and that you found me warm, polite, intelligent and funny.”
5YrxD TIL Tool's CD Lateralus is composed so if you reorder the tracks using the Fibonacci sequence, you get a new album: "The Holy Gift"