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TIL that Large eyes may cause nearsightedness

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4eXR TIL that Dana Snyder’s audition for “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” was literally an angry, abusive and drunk rambling message left on the voice mail of Dave Willis, the show’s producer and writer. Snyder eventually became the voice for “Master Shake”.
9YaGm TIL In 2017, a Chicago man filled out a change of address form to change the address of UPS corporate headquarters to that of his apartment, causing the postal service to forward thousands of letters and checks to him.
Me0xb TIL The ancient Pompeians “did not have ‘perfect teeth’”, and were subject to tooth decay, gum disease, etc.
XE6y8 TIL that the definition of sport is so vague that things such as seeing who can throw a pillow the furthest are technically a sport.
QJoGX TIL about Nikolai Vavilov who, obsessed with ending famine, created the world's largest collection of plant seeds, advancing the genetic study of cultivated plants. He faced anti-Mendelian forces during the Stalin era, leading to arrest in 1940. Ironically, he died in captivity, by starvation.