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wAao TIL that the most common phobia is the fear of public speaking.
v1Ve8 TIL that some people, after eye surgeries where the cornea is remover, are able to see ultraviolet light-a part of the spectrum not normally visible. Monet, for example, painted with more blues after his op (at the age of 82!) because he could now see uv light bouncing off his beloved flowers.
Xm86 TIL I learned that there are four countries worldwide that have no mandated paid parental leave: Liberia, Swaziland, Papa New Guinea, and the United States.
epOR6 TIL Soviet officer Nikolai Kuznetsov, who spoke perfect German, penetrated German lines by posing as a German officer. He heard the first report of Operation Long Jump existing from a drunk SS officer (Nazi plan to kill/kidnap Stalin, Churchill & FDR at the Tehran conference). Soviets ended the plot
YpKdP Today I learned that the first hijacking of an airplane was by a South African and three Kiwis during WWII