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TIL Jediism is a recognized religion, and that there are more Jedi than Scientologists in Britain

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oRWJ7 TIL blue eyes are blue due to a lack of melanin which lets more light scatter making them appear blue in the same way that it makes the sky appear blue
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lPM7 TIL The vikings used a stone to be able to tell what direction the sun was in, even when the sun wasn’t visible, and we may have found one.
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XElvD TIL that The Masters golf tournament use to allow prior champions to show up and compete with no other requirements. This was stopped in 2001 when 1957 champion Doug Ford (78), played in his 49th Masters tournament and was asked not to return after scoring a double bogey on the 1st hole.