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TIL it is not until around the fifth month that the eyes are capable of working together to form a three-dimensional view of the world and begin to see in depth.

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gYo4 TIL alcohol produces a myopia effect that causes intoxicated people to respond almost exclusively to their immediate environment and limits their ability to consider future consequences of their actions.
bN1a TIL Albuterol, one of the oldest asthma medicines, typically costs $50 to $100 per inhaler in the United States, but it was less than $15 a decade ago, before it was repatented
6EBv7 TIL: Honey Bees make decisions collectively--and democratically. Every year, faced with the life-or-death problem of choosing and traveling to a new home, honeybees stake everything on a process that includes collective fact-finding, vigorous debate, and consensus building, literally
6EK57 TIL that one of JFK's favorite books begin with the funeral of Edward VII, at that point the world's largest gathering of world leaders for a state funeral. The first funeral to have more world leaders present was JFK's own burial.
aG1N TIL that Marvin the Martian was created as a satire of Cold War era Soviets. Marvin is from the red planet, wears red, feuds with Bugs Bunny (who represents the USA) as a parody of the Space Race, is armed with missiles capable of incredible destruction, and has an obsession with global domination.