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TIL: The Moken - a tribe of nomadic sea gypsies - have learned to adapt their eyes to see with clarity underwater

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jNwBp TIL Danny DeVito used to be a beautician. He went to New York to learn makeup but the lady he sought after to teach him only accepted students from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. So he enrolled for a semester and that's how he got into acting.
4RNw TIL: Pythagoras invented a cup which spills ALL of its contents if the user pours in more than the allowed amount. It uses the same siphon principle as modern toilets to control gluttony.
GAAj5 TIL that an estimated 13-19% of all Sequoias more than 4ft in diameter were destroyed in wildfires since the 2020 fire season
JZDQ TIL Over the course of the evolution of mammals, one lower and one upper jaw bone lost their purpose in the jaw joint and were put to new use in the middle ear, giving mammals improved hearing ability.
6EWRX TIL the same deep-voiced voice actor who sang "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" was also the original voice of Tony The Tiger