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TIL that the shape of Pringles has a name: hyperbolic paraboloid

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jaXn TIL that people grill watermelon and call them “watermelon steaks”. It resembles the texture of a seared steak and cookbooks sometimes recommends it as a meat substitute.
yQVev TIL that William Powell wrote The Anarchist Cookbook at 19. He later said that “When I penned the book, I was angry and alienated. Today I realize that violence can't be used to prevent violence". He wished it would go out of print but had never owned the copyright.
oBjD8 TIL: Biologists have observed a lizard lay eggs and give birth to live young in the same pregnancy for the first time.
QJ7nX TIL "The Christ" in "Jesus The Christ" is a title, and biblical naming conventions often used "Father's Name + Son" as a person's last name, so an entirely correct way to write Jesus' name would be - Jesus "The Christ" Josephson.
wLx97 TIL that the "sweet spot" altitude for airplanes is between 35000 and 42000 feet - At higher altitude the air is too sparse for the engines while lower altitude means higher resistance