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TIL that albino animals appear to have red eyes because the blood vessels in their retina are visible through their transparent irises

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kODlE TIL volunteer Miss Frank E. Buttolph was responsible for saving and donating 25,000 menus spanning 1850s thru the early 1900s to the New York public library. The collection provides a slice of life historical perspective to ordinary people's lives
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