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TIL 95% of people are naturally immune to leprosy

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wLwx7 TIL photography film was made with only Caucasian skin in mind and Kodak only really developed the technology to colour balance darker skin tone by chance- because of complaints over poor light calibration from makers of brown furniture.
KY064 Today I learned that Al green made more royalties from the Big Mouth Milly Bass toy than any other for his song ‘take me to the river’
VMyaB TIL that Bruno Mars wrote "F*** You" for Ceelo Green.
4ke6b TIL that while moonshine is illegal nationally in the United States, there are four states where it is legal to create moonshine for personal use - Alaska, Arizona, Massachusetts, and Missouri.
J1jY1 TIL about Ilha da Queimada Grande or Snake Island off the coast of Brazil. It is home to the critically endangered, venomous golden lancehead pit viper, one of the most dangerous snakes on Earth. Brazil has closed off the island to protect the snakes and the humans.