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TIL That Finland’s current president was in Thailand during the 2004 tsunami. He survived by climbing up an utility pole with his son.

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r7b0 TIL that Apollo Robbins, a pickpocket magician, struck up a conversation with Jimmy Carter and Secret Service agents. Within a few minutes he emptied the agents’ pockets of everything except their guns.
ne0rP TIL human eye colors technically only range from dark brown to light brown. Blue, green, and hazel eyes are only perceived based on lighting conditions and the structure of the eye, using a very similar physical principle to Raleigh Scattering, which makes the sky look blue.
JLMv TIL an astronaut’s diet is managed to minimize flatulence.
KYO4w TIL it is possible to have multiple pupils or even multiple irises in one eye. The condition is called Polycoria.