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bVEa TIL clockwise was called sunwise before the invention of clocks.
Y7Zp7 TIL the movie In the Heat of the Night is notable for being the first in color major Hollywood movie to have lighting with proper consideration of black people. The lighting standard at the time produced too much glare on black skin, rendering features indistinct
xVpgk TIL San Marino has two heads of state named Captains Regent, that are elected every six months and traditionally are chosen from opposing parties.
ANkZw TIL we can inherit traits from our parents and even emotions like fear. From Science, a recent study "found that heritable changes in plant flowering time and other traits were the result of epigenetics alone."
ONYa TIL 1983 blockbuster WarGames (Matthew Broderick) caused President Reagan to ask national security officials if this type of “hacking” was possible; Gen. Vessey replied “The problem is much worse than you think.” This influenced national security policy, ARPAnet, & ultimately the modern Internet