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TIL That Adermatoglyphia is an extremely rare genetic disorder that prevents the development of fingerprints. Five extended families worldwide are known to be affected by this condition.

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4eWo TIL that in “The Shining” director Stanley Kubrick was able to film all of Danny Lloyd’s scenes without the six-year-old actor realizing he was in a horror movie.
vQM8 TIL that without the composer’s knowledge, Gene Roddenberry wrote lyrics to the original Star Trek theme in order to claim a 50% share of the music’s performance royalties
GYYEJ In Iceland, a question of ice and fire
9Vxm TIL MI6 hacked an al-Qaeda website and replaced it’s bomb-making instructions with a cupcake recipe.
v9WR TIL that after undergoing eye surgery, French impressionist painter Claude Monet allegedly developed the ability to see certain UV wavelenghts, which was also reflected in some of his paintings