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TIL The image format "PNG" is pronounced "ping" officially

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6OMQ TIL there was a point in the production of The Powerpuff Girls in which some people were late on their storyboards due to playing the newest Zelda game at the time. The studio was actually shut down for about a month so that they could get through the game before resuming production again.
Wklo TIL that the Apollo 11 crew took a piece of wood and fabric from the Wright Brother’s 1903 Flyer to the moon.
DQwmv TIL a wide range of historic artifacts from the Titanic have been preserved. From the personal, like perfume oils and a bracelet engraved with a third-class passenger's name, to items from the ship itself, such as a menu from the last meal and a bronze cherub from the grand staircase.
6EpdX TIL: Russians have portable deapth charge launcher
pY70N TIL about The Guatemalan Syphilis Experiment was a medical experiment conducted by the United States government from 1946 to 1948, which involved intentionally infecting Guatemalan prisoners, soldiers, and mental health patients with syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases without their con