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TIL that owls have three eyelids.

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wo56E TIL In 1943, the USS Borie engaged U-405 in the Atlantic. Borie rammed the U-Boat, landing on top of it, causing the crews to engage with shotguns and rifles. One German sailor was shot in the chest with a flare gun.
m1GMP TIL what you would see if an object moved past you at twice the speed of light. Since the object is moving faster than the photons you need to see it, the object would suddenly appear at your location, then seem to split into two and move away from you in both directions.
Bxpb TIL: Australia committed genocide against the Aboriginal, native people from 1910-1970 in an effort to create a “white Australia.”
xYKB TIL that the craving to eat non-nutritive things like ice, chalk and dirt is symptomatic of a condition/disorder called pica
5YZLr TIL: The Guinness book of records was invented by the Guinness beer folks. They figured a book of verifiable facts would help stop bar arguments.