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TIL Where's Waldo is really Wally

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pojA TIL In the original script of the Matrix film, Switch changed genders upon entering the Matrix, which coined their name, Switch. This may be a reflection of Lana Wachowski’s struggles with her gender identity, which were unknown to the public at the time.
0wYmp TIL the pixel and the first digital photo was ceated in 1957.
gr8LD TIL the longest sea crossing in the world is a bridge-tunnel system connecting Macau and Hong Kong. It is 34 miles long, roughly twice the length of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, which is where the idea came from.
9YLPG TIL that one of the richest men in history who owned Rome's fire-fighting brigade earned his wealth in part by refusing to put out any fire unless the owner of the burning building would sell the property to him for next to nothing. The rest of his wealth is credited to his "real estate" business.
d8eNE TIL Protective seals for medications were implemented after a series of cyanide poisonings in Chicago that resulted from tampered Tylenol in 1982.