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TIL A fireman’s eyes at the Chernobyl disaster were said to have turned from brown to blue because of the intensity of the radiation he received.

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Lk5Av TIL In 1990 Cesar Millan aka The Dog Whisperer walked for 2 weeks alone in the desert to cross the US/Mexico Border illegally. He had $100 to his name and spoke no English
GMl1 TIL When worn on deployment, US Flag patches on uniforms are infrared so soldiers can be identified as friendly by others looking through night vision goggles
woo57 TIL that in 1977 the "Hillside Strangler" serial killers posed as undercover police officers and stopped a female driver. They dropped their plan to abduct and murder her after learning that she was the daughter of Peter Lorre, who was known for playing disturbed characters.
8O7V TIL the great wall of china has caused the populations of plants on each side to diverge genetically.
xkgo TIL that 60% of mid-size motels and hotels in the US are owned by those of Indian-origin, and of those, 1/3 have the last name ‘Patel’; a name used by the educated-merchant class in Gujarat, India which means “landowner”.