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kOKE5 TIL Color blindness isn’t common in females because there’s a low likelihood that a female will inherit both genes required for the condition. However, only one gene is needed for red-green color blindness in males. Globally, 1 in 12 males and 1 in 200 females are colorblind.
vPd6x TIL about Su Kong Tai Djin, the Kung-Fu Werewolf, a Shaolin monk born in 1849 with Hypertrichosis (a condition causing full body hair growth). Abandoned in a forest by his parents, he was raised by Shaolin monks. He practiced by fighting bears and defended the coast from pirates.
Oo7Re TIL about children's book author and illustrator, Gyo Fujikawa. "Fujikawa is recognized for being the earliest mainstream illustrator of picture books to include children of many races in her work, before it became common to do so."
wLNj1 TIL Looking at the sky through a cardboard paper towel tube and through a standard drinking straw is about the same as the difference in the amount of sky seen in ordinary binoculars and a small telescope. Binoculars in astronomy are used for their wider field of view
oAvR TIL The worst shark attack in human history occurred in 1945 after the USS Indianapolis was sunk in the Pacific. As many as 150 sailors waiting to be rescued were killed by sharks.