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TIL: Sony has patented a contact lens that records what you see

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9YZlG TIL that a Florida man was awarded $37,500 after cops mistook glazed donut crumbs for meth. Daniel Rushing was pulled over when the cops searched his car. They tested white crystals they found and it tested positive for meth. Rushing told them they were donut crumbs but they wouldn't listen.
BrlxD TIL that the term Gaslighting comes from a 1938 play and a 1944 film, in which an abusive husband Gregory manipulates his wife Paula to make her feel as if she has gone mad. One of the ways he does this is by dimming and brightening the gaslights, all while convincing Paula that its all in her head
8abGG TIL Some historians consider the American Revolution to actually have been more of a civil war between pro-British and anti-British settlers.
vdrr TIL Charlize Theron has an American accent because she only spoke Afrikaans at home and “learned to speak English properly in the US”.
XEBlR TIL That every 13 -17 years, billions of Cicadas emerge from the ground to mate. Once the Cicadas have transformed and predators leave the swarms alone, the males lay eggs. After a few days, they all die and disappear for another 13 - 17 years.