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TIL that all human babies are born colorblind

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BPQx TIL that the burning of the U.S. flag is a form of symbolic speech and is protected under the 1st Amendment
9YPPQ TIL of Major Digby Tatham-Warter, a British major who brought an umbrella into battle, using it to stop an armoured vehicle by poking the driver's eye and saving a chaplain. When a fellow soldier complained about it, he answered "oh my goodness, but what if it rains?"
ne9eG TiL: Australia's only recorded pirate is Black Jack Anderson, an African-American sealer who operated out of limestone cave rich Middle Island. From 1826, he robbed ships, murdered local Indigenous men and kidnapped their women for sex slaves. He is thought to have been murdered by his crew.
Oo5vL TIL the word "aint" was added into Webster's Dictionary in 1993, meaning it's been considered a legal word for over 26 years
eLpk TIL That Bayer’s testing group rejected Aspirin for clinical trials because of its potential to “weaken the heart” and instead decided to pursue developing heroin.