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TIL of Niwot's Curse. The idea that when people see a beautiful area they'll want to stay, which contributes to the undoing of the area's beauty.

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KOj86 TIL that George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, has his own fire department with one fire truck. He originally had two but donated one to the Muir Beach Fire Department. There are 12 firefighters in his department and they protect his land and surrounding areas from wild fires.
NXwJ6 TIL the photo of Salvador Dalí jumping and painting while water and live cats fly through the air took 5 hours and 26 tries because they couldn't get the timing right. The "floating" objects hung from wires or were held up off-camera. Dalí’s canvas frame was empty in the pic; he painted it in later.
m11mR TIL In July ‘20, ten days before it’s release, LEGO cancelled their upcoming officially licensed Lego Technic V-22 Boeing Osprey model aircraft due to the their long-standing policy not to feature real military vehicles
oBw6Y TIL Wind and barometric pressure changes can produce waves and effects similar to tides in enclosed bodies of water. This phenomenon is known as a seiche.
KOMDB TIL after his friend's eyes froze over from removing fogged goggles during a test flight, John Macready began working with Bausch & Lomb to create goggles better suited for flights into the upper atmosphere. Using his original shape, tint and fit, the design would become the Ray-Ban Aviators.