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TIL that all human babies are born colorblind

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4kAx6 TIL legal euthanasia accounted for 2.5% of all deaths in Belgium in 2022.
PYEOJ TIL the USA performed numerous unethical human experimentation on its citizens: Exposure to chemical/biological weapons; infecting people with deadly/debilitating diseases; human radiation; injecting people toxic/radioactive chemicals; surgical, interrogation, torture and mind-control experiments.
x6a4D TIL that India has a village named Jatinga where birds mysteriously commit suicide every year during September and October, leaving scientists and researchers baffled.
p8oW4 TIL Garry Kasparov doubted the abilities of female Grandmaster Judit Polgár, stating, "She is, after all, a woman. It all comes down to the imperfections of the feminine psyche. No woman can sustain a prolonged battle." He was later defeated by Polgár in 2002.
0wVPj TIL English words of Hindi or Urdu origin include bandana, bangle, bungalow, cheetah, cushy, dinghy, juggernaut, jungle, khaki, loot, punch (the drink), pundit, pyjamas, shampoo, thug, and typhoon