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TIL the average American dental student now graduates with $261,149 in debt.

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WkOo9 TIL Cells in the retina actually decline in sensitivity as we age. Meaning that colors such as blue appear washed out as years pass. That means that the sky actually was bluer when you were younger.
GYVk4 TIL During WWI, cotton was in high demand for the manufacture of uniforms and explosives. For bandages, doctors turned to using sphagnum moss. It can hold up to 22 times its own weight in liquid -- twice as absorptive as cotton. The moss is also antiseptic, making the surrounding environment acidic
Bpxd TIL Your car remote can lose synchronization with the car and become useless if a button is pressed more than 256 times when the remote is out of range.
Mep87 TIL that Japanese emoji put more emphasis on the eyes whereas western emoji put more emphasis on the mouth
Y7Ker TIL that even though he won the Academy Awards for best picture and director for "Gandhi" in 1982, Richard Attenborough was disappointed and openly claimed that Steven Spielberg's "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" should have won. Spielberg cast him as John Hammond in "Jurassic Park" to thank him.