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TIL That it is a taboo to wear green hats in China because it signals you as a cuckold

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GYba5 TIL that there is a algae called Sailor's Eyeball and it is one of the largest unicellular organisms in the world, with a diameter up to 5.1 cm. Although their actual color is green, they appear to be silver or blackish in water, depending on chloroplast quantity.
vQJR TIL A passenger on a plane was sucked through a window after one of the engines exploded, damaging the aircraft. His remains were discovered 2 years later by a crew building a radio telescope in the desert.
v1apD TIL about the doughnut dollies who were women who served doughnuts to American troops in mobile clubs during WWII. Thanks to Great British Baking Show for teaching me something today
Emox TIL the modern polo shirt was designed so the collar would intentionally be popped, preventing the sun from burning tennis players’ necks.
XEOdR TIL Pangolins are believed to be the world's most trafficked mammal, accounting for as much as 20% of all illegal wildlife trade. Their scales can cost more than $3,000/kg on the black market.