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VmAm TIL until just after human contact around 2300 years ago, there were lemurs as large as a male gorilla.
KObQE TIL that the crazy colors and patterns you see when you rub your eyes are called "PHOSPHENES." Researchers believe that this "biophotonic light" actually comes from inside of our eyes in the same way that fireflies emit light.
d85rQ TIL Richard Kuhn was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1938 "for his work on carotenoids and vitamins". Kuhn collaborated with high-ranking Nazi officials, denounced Jewish co-workers in 1936, and is no longer considered a suitable role model by the Society of German Chemists
LPer TIL when Charlie Chaplin was a teenager he went to a pub and asked for a glass of water, but got so spooked by the gentleman serving the drink that he fled. It was found several weeks later that the man was a serial killer who gave poisonous water to his new brides and watched them suffer to death.
x614g TIL: For The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., Bruce Campbell auditioned by grabbing himself by the collar, then performing a forward-flip, a trick he and Raimi had taught themselves back in high school.