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TIL that Americans are comparatively no more religious than the rest of the world. However, when polled on the matter, they are twice as likely to claim to be religious.

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JYLvv TIL that when making the movie Avatar, they would film the motion capture from all angles. After the actors are rendered, the director would walk onto the set with a "virtual camera", which would allow him to film as if he were in the CG environment. TL;DR, they filmed using virtual reality.
Yg8B TIL that the RGB color gamut used in electronics can not display all possible colors. Even if yellow is added, the device can still only display 87% of all colors that humans are able to perceive.
KYDVB TIL of „Joseph von Semlin“, one of the sons of Nader Shah of Persia, who was brought to Austria after his fathers assasination. He was given a noble title, converted to Catholicism and joined the Austrian military.
o4KY TIL Ryan Gosling turned down the opportunity to be in the Backstreet Boys before they became big.
Q10a TIL the founder of Norton Antivirus purchased, at an auction, love letters written by the reclusive author of The Catcher in the Rye and returned the letters to the Author out of respect for his privacy.