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TIL researchers have found that people who are colorblind are less likely to be picky eaters

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oBQGE TIL 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi adapters run much faster when plugged into USB 2.0 ports because USB 3.0 ports can emit broadband noise that interferes with the radio frequency on 2.4 GHz devices
x6kX1 TIL in the 1800s, Mary Toft convinced doctors she gave birth to 17 rabbits by inserting their body parts into her uterus. The bizarre hoax was uncovered, and Toft charged with fraud. Her story, known as "Rabbit Woman of Godalming," has been the subject of literature and art.
EVgx TIL there is a plant that is able to simultaneously produce both tomatoes and potatoes, cleverly named the “Ketchup ‘n’ Fries” plant
jnoM TIL that the movie Trojan Wars with a budget of $15,000,000 has earned only $309 in box office
99WG TIL that in 1982, Wisconsin (of all states) became the very first state in the U.S. to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation. Not only that, the law was signed by a Republican governor, who said “there is nothing more private or intimate than those who you live with and who you love.”