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TIL that all human babies are born colorblind

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R7vj6 TIL of a suicidal man who went to a bridge to kill himself, changed his mind, then decided to push a stranger to his death instead.
0dXbR TIL You are taller in the morning. When you sleep, your spine stretches out, making you slightly taller when you first wake up. Throughout the day, gravity causes you to compress again.
5Vx78 TIL you used to be able to buy flight insurance from a vending machine for 25c. The practice stopped due to scams, including a man who tried to commit insurance fraud by planting a bomb in his mother's things, killing 44 people
9wbXm TIL Elephants can distinguish human voices by sex, age, ethnicity, and language.
lowe7 TIL in the 5th century BC, diabetes was first identified by a surgeon named Sushruta who pointed out that the urine of diabetics was sweet enough to attract ants and sticky to the touch. He noted that diabetes affected rich castes and was related to the excessive consumption of rice and sweets