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TIL scientists have found a woman who sees 99 million more colors than others. That woman is a tetrachromat which means she has 4 coloured cones in here eyes instead of 3 like the others.

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wg68 TIL that the idea of witches riding broomsticks originates in the Middle Age practice of women using broomsticks to apply psychedelic ointments to their vaginas
EjP0 TIL there is an $11,000 royalty fee a climber must pay to the Nepal government to climb Mount Everest. They earn around $3.25 million every season.
QXle TIL NYC has a secret, off-limits island graveyard that is home to over 1 million bodies.
8abgZ TIL that all of the actors who played the Doctor in the 1999 Doctor Who parody special "The Curse of Fatal Death" had all been considered for the role of the Doctor at some point during the main series.
7yv7 TIL: The oldest recorded cat was 38 years old. The previous record holder was 34 and owned by the same man.