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TIL that if you swat a fly and there’s a red smear, it’s not blood, but actually the pigment from its eyes.

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D1Pyp TIL Bayezid II, an Ottoman Sultan that took in displaced Jews from the Spanish Inquisition, reportedly taunted the King of Spain by saying: "You venture to call Ferdinand a wise ruler, he who has impoverished his own country and enriched mine!"
X0gNj TIL that “Saab”, when used for cars, is a recursive acronym meaning “Saab Automobile AB”.
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