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TIL Iggy Pop and David Bowie went to West Berlin to get clean

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5YJAD TIL about tetrachromats. Tetrachromats have 4 vision cones as opposed to the average 3. This allows them to see ~99 million more shades than the average person. It is thought to be impossible for men to have this gene because they only have a single X chromosome, whereas women have two.
Mea8a TIL The last US Civil War Widow died in 2020. The practice of a young woman marrying an older man for his Civil War pension as a dependent was common practice in the early 20th century
NArE TIL Bill Nye went from an engineering position at Boeing to a job as a comedian before ultimately becoming the Science Guy
Z8rjv TIL - Japanese Beer maker Asahi makes elderly friendly beer cans that are smaller, with braille, a larger fingerhole and a pressurized can to have the tab elevated from the top. They're also left at shrines to friends and family that have passed.
rNEx TIL that Jewel (the singer) almost died and was homeless because she didn’t have medical insurance. The only thing that saved her was a generous doctor.