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TIL that blindsight is a specific form of blindness that allows people to respond to visual stimuli in their environment despite not being able to consciously see anything.

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awlYA TIL that Tolkien wrote yearly letters to his children as if they were from Father Christmas. They started off as simple Happy Christmas letters but grew more complex including a polar bear sidekick, the man on the moon, goblins, snow-elves, pictures, and he even developed an Arktik language.
BgNVk TIL a Dutch businessman bought an entire Hungarian village called Bedepuszta to repurpose it as a retreat
WOpB TIL that Martin Luther King Jr’s assassin, James Earl Ray was once erroneously honoured during a parade which intended to praise the actor James Earl Jones. Lauderdale, Florida accidentally created a plaque in January 2002 which read ‘Thanks James Earl Ray for keeping the dream alive’.
WQko TIL the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers first aired 20 years ago today.
l7BNB TIL India's population is expected to peak at 1.67B in 2063 and will then start declining