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TIL in 2015 a Texas man attempted to shoot an armadillo, but it's armored shell bounced the bullet back and hit the shooter in the head

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d8bnd TIL Robin Williams and Bobcat Goldthwait used to appear together at comedy clubs under the names “Jack Cheese” and “Marty Fromage”
v1Ve8 TIL that some people, after eye surgeries where the cornea is remover, are able to see ultraviolet light-a part of the spectrum not normally visible. Monet, for example, painted with more blues after his op (at the age of 82!) because he could now see uv light bouncing off his beloved flowers.
7rw77 TIL the sunbittern, native to Central and South America, generally has a subdued brownish coloration while feeding. When alarmed, however, it displays its exceptional chestnut, black, and buff-yellow eyespots on the dorsal side of its wings and its colorful tail, which it uses in defensive displays.
b9VE9 TIL people with orange hair are called "redheads" because in many languages the first colors to be named are black, white, and red. Thus the word "orange" didn't exist in the English language until the fruit arrived in England around 480 years ago. The orange hair gene has existed for 70,000 years.
MkA7 TIL China is said to suffer from the worst brain drain in the world: 7 out of 10 students who enroll overseas never move back to live in China.