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TIL that Liam Neeson originally intended to study Computer Science and Physics.

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OopD6 TIL that salmon is actually a whitefish; its red color comes from a chemical absorbed from plankton
KO6WG TIL That it’s legal to masturbate in public in Italy. Italy’s highest court ruled masturbation in public is not illegal. It is also legal in Sweden as long as “it’s” not directed at anyone.
6Vyl TIL the man whose court case reinstated the death penalty in the U.S., escaped prison the day before his execution, only to be beaten to death in a bar fight that very evening.
16vgO TIL: The ‘Atoms For Peace’ program, intended to promote the peaceful uses of nuclear power, led to multiple countries developing nuclear weapons
R5ZOj TIL a 1979 study from Kays Kaidbey and his colleagues found that on average 55% of ultraviolet A rays penetrate Caucasian skin while fewer than 18% get through African-American skin. This is why photoageing is delayed in people with dark skin...