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TIL that chameleon bones glow in the dark, under ultra-violet light, even through skin

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KOaoE TIL of a Russian analog computer built in 1936 that ran by a careful manipulation of water through a room full of interconnected pipes and pumps
lVEA TIL that there is a family in Florence that has been keeping records of all of their ledgers, bills and correspondences in a continuous archive since 1362.
GAK4 TIL Bryan Cranston was actually taught how to cook meth.
gMd1X TIL after Marvin Gaye recorded “What’s Going On”, he played it for Motown’s Berry Gordy Jr. who said it was “the worst thing I heard in my life.” Only after Gaye threatened to leave the label was it released, becoming massive hit and considered 4th greatest song of all time by the Rolling Stone.
RV5j TIL that 156 years ago today, March 30 1858, the first wooden pencil with a rubber eraser was patented.