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byLj TIL people wanted to look like they were on heroin in the mid-90’s
W7YOA TIL about the problem of communicating nuclear hazard warnings to our ancestors 10.000 into the future. Because languages change and symbols can lose their meaning, solutions include fear inducing structures, atomic priesthoods, and propagating myths about glowing cats.
Y7GgB TIL Betamax had higher quality images than VHS if recorded at the base β1 speed. However, it was rarely offered on Betamax VCRs after 1979 because its recording time on a standard Betamax tape was only 1 hour. So the image quality advantage over VHS was essentially removed for most of the format war
yQvNp TIL that the character of Lois Lane was based on pioneering investigative journalist Nellie Bly, known for her undercover exposé as an inmate of a mental institution in 1887. She also reported on Europe's Eastern Front during World War I and took a trip around the world in a record-breaking 72 days.
Ypvpr TIL that since 2001, all mail sent to federal agencies in DC is treated with ionizing radiation to kill viruses and bacteria.