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TIL that the precursor to LASIK was found by accident when a nearsighted boy got in a fistfight. His glasses shattered, sending glass pieces into his eyes. After a doctor removed the glass, he found the tiny cuts had flattened the cornea and actually cure
2 October 2026 at 20:20

TIL that the precursor to LASIK was found by accident when a nearsighted boy got in a fistfight. His glasses shattered, sending glass pieces into his eyes. After a doctor removed the glass, he found the tiny cuts had flattened the cornea and actually cure

2 October 2026 at 20:20

By: ／u／Depressed_Cat_00

TIL that the precursor to LASIK was found by accident when a nearsighted boy got in a fistfight. His glasses shattered, sending glass pieces into his eyes. After a doctor removed the glass, he found the tiny cuts had flattened the cornea and actually cured the boy's bad vision.

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2 October 2026 at 20:20

TIL Canada's $1 coin is commonly called the "loonie" because it has a loon on the reverse. When a $2 coin was introduced, depicting a polar bear, an MP proposed it be called "Nanuq", Inuit for polar bear, but he was ignored because the

2 August 2026 at 16:26

By: ／u／NateNate60

TIL Canada's $1 coin is commonly called the "loonie" because it has a loon on the reverse. When a $2 coin was introduced, depicting a polar bear, an MP proposed it be called "Nanuq", Inuit for polar bear, but he was ignored because the public instead preferred to call it the "toonie" (2-oonie).

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2 August 2026 at 16:26

TIL There is a rare condition called fatal insomnia. Patients suffer for months or years, unable to sleep until they eventually die. The disease is hereditary and there is no known treatment

10 January 2026 at 03:07

By: ／u／Sunny_Sarenite

TIL There is a rare condition called fatal insomnia. Patients suffer for months or years, unable to sleep until they eventually die. The disease is hereditary and there is no known treatment

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10 January 2026 at 03:07

TIL Robert Downey Jr has already made $600M in his role as Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and reportedly will make over $100 million as Dr. Doom in Secret Wars.

18 December 2025 at 00:57

By: ／u／random_agency

TIL Robert Downey Jr has already made $600M in his role as Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and reportedly will make over $100 million as Dr. Doom in Secret Wars.

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18 December 2025 at 00:57

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TIL 95% of Americans don't get the minimum recommended amount of fiber
6 October 2025 at 11:00

TIL 95% of Americans don't get the minimum recommended amount of fiber

6 October 2025 at 11:00

By: ／u／James_Fortis

TIL 95% of Americans don't get the minimum recommended amount of fiber

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6 October 2025 at 11:00

TIL Steve Wozniak dislikes wealth and believes money can corrupt values. In 2017, he said he wanted to avoid it altogether. And unlike Steve Jobs, he gave $10 million in Apple stock to early employees when the company went public.

10 March 2025 at 15:04

By: ／u／Dull_View_5897

TIL Steve Wozniak dislikes wealth and believes money can corrupt values. In 2017, he said he wanted to avoid it altogether. And unlike Steve Jobs, he gave $10 million in Apple stock to early employees when the company went public.

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10 March 2025 at 15:04

TIL Abraham Lincoln and four other Illinois legislators jumped out of a window to prevent a quorum on a vote that would have eliminated the Illinois State Bank in 1840. It was reported that this wasn't his first time doing this to prevent a vote.

2 September 2024 at 00:32

By: ／u／brickelangeloart

TIL Abraham Lincoln and four other Illinois legislators jumped out of a window to prevent a quorum on a vote that would have eliminated the Illinois State Bank in 1840. It was reported that this wasn't his first time doing this to prevent a vote.

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2 September 2024 at 00:32

TIL Most newborns cry for 45 minutes to two hours every day during the first six months of life because crying is the only way they communicate

24 June 2024 at 20:35

By: ／u／ubcstaffer123

TIL Most newborns cry for 45 minutes to two hours every day during the first six months of life because crying is the only way they communicate

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24 June 2024 at 20:35