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

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8Q6V TIL that in WWII, Warner Bros. assisted the U.S. military in covering Santa Monica airport and other potential bombing targets with elaborate 3D camouflage that looked like suburban streets.
awYbZ TIL of the 'raising of Chicago'. In the mid-1850s Chicago buildings were raised multiple feet to improve drainage and reduce disease outbreaks
XEDBX TIL Chris Pratt of Parks & Rec did a scene in which Andy shows up at Ann's house totally naked wearing skin-tone briefs. After several takes, Pratt felt that Amy Poehler did not seem convincingly surprised, so he took off the briefs. Poehler's genuine reaction was later aired on TV.
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