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TIL that scallops have up to 200 eyes and see at quite high resolution.

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yWwV TIL that the oldest subway tunnel in the world has had its only entrance welded shut, and it contains a 100+ year old steam engine.
xVyo TIL that 10 months before her death, Princess Diana wrote a note to her butler stating her belief that Prince Charles was planning to kill her and make it look like an automobile accident.
N78xE TIL Hamburgers got their name because they originated in Hamburg, Germany
bLVE TIL the eastern part of Laos was so heavily bombed that most people can supplement their income by collecting scrap metal 40 years later, some completely rely on it
OGek6 TIL the ancient Egyptians named the Great Pyramid of Giza "Akhet-Khufu," which translates to "Horizon of Khufu."