1 - Guide dogs are trained to poop only when given commands, so the pet owner can collect the dirt

2 - The US Government has already hired colorblind people to identify camouflage that sighted soldiers could not see.

The difference in vision between colorblind people and people who "normally" see

3 - It is estimated that there are 280 million visually impaired people in the world - 40 million are blind

4 - In the UK blind people get 50% off cable TV

5 - Napoleon's spies used Braille to read in the dark

6 - 80% of vision problems can be treated.

7 Writer Brian Jacques's “Redwall” book series is known to be extremely descriptive. This is because Jacques wrote the book for blind children.

8 - Color-blind monkeys may have the condition reversed by implanting cones in their eyes. Possibly in the future this will happen to humans too

9 - During the first nuclear bomb tests, a blind woman claimed to have seen a bright spot - she was 80 kilometers away from the blast.

10 - Blind people have up to four times more nightmares than people who see

11. If a blind person cannot have a guide dog for some reason, he may choose to have a guide horse.

12 - During the September 11 terrorist attacks, two guide dogs received medals for saving their owners, who were at the World Trade Center.

13 - Statistically, blind people are more likely to get married compared to people who see

14 - People who are born blind do not develop schizophrenia.

15 - If a blind person takes LSD, he will still experience hallucinations.

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