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TIL that diamond oceans exist on Uranus and Neptune

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yVdYv TIL Leonardo Da Vinci wrote backwards in 'mirror writing', writing right to left with all letters reversed. One theory on why he did this was because he was left-handed and didn't want to smudge the ink.
0d6Dv TIL Blackberries were 43% of all smartphones sold in 2010, but by 2013 collapsed to 5.9%.
JYNVv TIL the human eye only needs 5 photons to elicit visual experience.
wbmo TIL there’s an American tick that can cause permanent red meat allergies when it bites someone.
N7ARQ TIL: The late, great Bill Paxton is the only actor to be killed onscreen by a Terminator, a Predator and a Xenomorph Alien.