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TIL the Lexus LC500's Structural Blue color is not actual paint, but a series of coating that only lets the color Blue reflect back. Inspired by the Morpho Butterfly.

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69oEm TIL the Norwegian Lundehund is a breed with 6 toes that is so flexible it can bend its head all the way back touch it's own spine and can splay it's legs 90 degrees to its sides
KbG4 TIL that when John Young, pilot of the first Space Shuttle mission, first heard of the shuttle’s congressional budget approval, he was standing on the surface of the moon.
kOvJW TIL US has 15.3 million millionaires, i.e. 4.7% of the population
LkJeP TIL Psychology research demonstrates the psychological benefits of working less. Working fewer hours was associated with improved psychological and health benefits. It also helps with productivity.
JYw04 TIL that despite his lady's man reputation, Elvis Presley avoided intercourse with most if not all of his early girlfriends, even Priscilla before they were married. One biographer suggested that The King developed an extreme fear of STDs during his military service.