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TIL A unique genetic mutation and a well-wired brain has helped an artist named Concetta Antico to see 100 Times More Colors Than The Average Person

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6vQW TIL F.B.I. agents fatally shot 70 “subjects” and wounded about 80 others from 1993 to 2011 — and in every single case, the agent’s use of force was determined to be “justified”.
L1Em TIL there was a German serial killer who lived in a cave and killed 964 people
jNbBM TIL The Catholic church it's not only one church, but it actually comprehends 24 autonomous churches, all of which are subordinated to the Pope. This happened due the different traditions and history of its followers.