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TIL that people born blind have reported being able to see during NDE (near death experiences)

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R7151 TIL in France, it’s against the law for grocery stores to throw away food. It must either be composted or donated to charity.
kJnAB TIL the Frisbee was invented by Walter Morrison in 1948, inspired by the way popcorn lids would fly in the air.
QLmL TIL that Johnny Knoxville comes from significant inbreeding
9w8Dp TIL that cheetah's distinctive black tear stripes that run from the eyes to the mouth, protect the eyes from the sun’s glare. It is believed that they have the same function as a rifle scope, helping cheetah to focus on it's prey at a long distance range by minimizing the glare of the sun.
xVyG7 TIL the origin of 'Shrimp on the Barbie' is from an early '80s Visit Australia commercial starring Paul Hogan before he was famous. (Commercial in comments).