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TIL every time Pac-Man eats a regular dot, he stops moving for one frame (1/60th of a second), slowing his progress by roughly ten percent—just enough for a following ghost to overtake him.

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od98 TIL that Angkor used far greater amounts of stone than all the Egyptian pyramids combined, and occupied an area greater than Paris. Unlike the Egyptian pyramids, which used stone quarried from only 0.5 km (0.3 mi) away, the entire city of Angkor was built with stone quarried over 35km (22 mi) away
9Yw7 TIL in Ancient Athens, to be a witness in court, you had to swear upon bull testicles. Today we call it ‘Testifying’.
EyRd TIL that ‘The Walking Dead’ is shot on 16mm film, which gives it a natural gritty look and allows the zombie make-up effects to be the most believable on screen.
Yppnd TIL there is an "upside down" waterfall in Hawaii. For part of the year it flows straight up into the sky.
grdxX TIL After Qing China defeated and genocided the Dzungars, Dzungar leader Amursana fled to Siberia and died. The Qing Emperor demanded his body be surrendered for "posthumous punishment" (past examples: public display, destruction of ashes), but the Tsar refused, causing a diplomatic incident.