Post * 16K5D — Curious Curator

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TIL about Thirdhand smoke. First-hand smoke refers to what is inhaled into the smoker's own lungs, while second-hand smoke is a mixture of exhaled smoke. Third-hand smoke is a reference to the smoking residue on surfaces after "second-hand smoke" has cleared out.

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rRxO0 TIL in 1911, physicist George de Hevesy suspected his landlady was bulking up his meals with leftovers; he proved it by sprinkling radioactive material over his dinner and detecting it in the next day’s portion

W7erN TIL Trailerizing is the common technique where movie trailers use an old pop song and keep the lyrics, but make it slower and moodier. Viewers, otherwise disengaged, will be pulled in to the new movie trailer by the familiar lyrics

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