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TIL that people with depression tend to see the world in less saturated colors due to changes in the retina’s response to contrast.

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KYmOR TIL The Weber Grill, a kettle grill design popularized in the 1950s, was first designed by a salesman at a metal works company. Looking for a way to protect food he was grilling from wind, he repurposed metal buoys his company was making to make a covered grill.
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