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TIL that if you have hazel, blue, or green eyes, and blonde or red hair, you have a higher chance of developing skin cancer.

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bW14 TIL that the Gambia is such a weird shape because the French realised that they could not maintain a hold on any land which was within range of the cannons on gunboats in the Gambia river, and so ceded all such land to the British.
BrlVe TIL From her very first steps to her adult years, Maya Picasso was an inspiration and muse to her father, who would draw (the drawing of Maya as a newborn is of a rare tenderness), paint and photograph her. Paris’ Gagosian gallery hosted the exhibit "Picasso et Maya: Père et Fille" in 2017
nWpPG TIL In order to repay $30,000 dollars in legal costs due to a lawsuit brought by Wendy Carlos, Momus commissioned 30 songs on his following album for $1,000 each. Every song was dedicated to whomever paid for it.
QNaOL TIL that 40% of the recruits in the Red Army in the 1920s had whip marks on their backs, a punishment used by boyars and landlords for rebellions caused by hunger.
Oo7YR TIL Number 4 (四; accounting 肆; pinyin sì) is considered an unlucky number in Chinese because it is nearly homophonous to the word "death" (死 pinyin sǐ). Due to that, many numbered product lines skip the "4": e.g., Nokia cell phones (there is no series beginning with a 4), Palm PDAs, Canon PowerShot