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TIL the phenomenon of “island gigantism”, in which the size of animals isolated on an island increases dramatically in comparison to their mainland counterparts.

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R78e1 TIL that for Japanese traffic lights blue means go! A very blue shade of green is used, green enough to satisfy international regulations. This is because historically the Japanese language only had words for black, white, red, and blue, and that green is considered a shade of blue.
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