All humans have the ability to see ultraviolet light, but it is passively filtered out by the eye's lens. People who undergo surgery to remove the lens can detect ultraviolet light.
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An Australian study found that homework is of little to no academic value to students in elementary and junior high schools.
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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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London's King's Cross railway station has a platform 9 3/4 in dedication to Harry Potter.
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