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TIL that camera flash should always result in natural/red pupil. And any observation of white eye when looking directly at camera, should be immediately reported to an ophthalmologist to rule out a rare form of eye cancer.

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ZWAR TIL that when Ernest Seton turned 21, his father charged him for all of the expenses associated with his childhood, including the fee for his delivery at birth. He paid the bill, but changed his name and never spoke to his father again.
e0N8b TIL that in 1917, Germany transported 32 dissidents back to Russia hoping to cause problems for the Russian government. Among them were V. I. Lenin and his wife.
6E79J TIL Brittany Murphy's death was ruled a result of pneumonia and severe anemia and within 6 months after her death her husband passed away in the same house due to... pneumonia and severe anemia.
NXbj6 TIL: the Barbie doll is based on a German doll named Lilly that was based on a cartoon in a tabloid and initially sold to adults. Barbie and Ken were named after the children of Mattel's founders.
kJVae TIL that cigarette filters only reduce the risk of catching smoking related diseases because of the presence of the filter reduces the amount of tobacco in the cigarette.