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

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vP6lK TIL in 1980, Fox considered "Alien" to have lost more money than it made. Partly this was due to the time it took for cash streams to be counted and becaues the production had gone overbudget during the film's production in England, due to the US dollar fluctuation against the British pound.
X00bj TIL peanut butter can glow in the dark. Due to its phenolic compounds, the protective agents found in plant-based foods, that absorb light in the ultra-violet spectrum and glow in the dark.
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