TIL the human eye is capable of seeing some ultra-violet light but it is filtered out by the lenses in our eye. Painter Claude Monet had that lens removed due to cataracts and may have been able to see ultra-violet in his right eye. | Category: Learned Source More
TIL the German Parliament has the grafiti “I f**k Hitler in the a**” preserved as a historic monument on one of its walls | Category: Learned Source More
TIL that during Charles Manson’s trial, the judge began carrying a revolver under his robe after Manson charged at him with a pencil. | Category: Learned Source More
TIl that in Welsh folk legend, corgis were a gift from the woodland fairies, and that the breed’s markings were left on its coat by fairy harnesses and saddles. | Category: Learned Source More
TIL that despite US denial for 26 years, eight members of the Alabama Air National Guard volunteered to pose as Cuban rebel pilots during the Bay of Pigs invasion. Of these 8, 4 were killed when promised air cover never arrived, with two of the pilots dying in a firefight after being shot down. | Category: Learned Source More