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TIL German Donaldists are actively infiltrating the culture pages of several important newspapers in Germany, such as the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, where they subtly install quotations easily recognisable to fans of the comics.

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R7w0l TIL: Ancients measured long distances by hiring "bematists." They were trained to count steps while walking between locations and could measure hundreds of miles with 95%+ accuracy. Eratosthenes used one to calculate the circumference of the Earth within 15% in 240 B.C.E.
R7bYa TIL Snake Eyes, one of the 16 original G.I. Joe action figures, was designed to save Hasbro money. As a ninja, the character was completely molded from black plastic, even given a mask to prevent detailing a face. The figure wasn't even painted, but became one of the most popular G.I. Joe figures.
NXMnb TIL The internal GPS of a specialized tracking mount for solar astronomy takes two minutes for its sun-sensor to detect the sun. It can also model the sun's position if it goes behind a cloud
Z8AYG TIL of the Chinese social credit system, which will be used to exclude citizens from flights, schools, loans etc. Based on their "score" received from monitoring of everyday activity
lW97 TIL dogs tilt their head when we talk to them so they can see our facial expressions better, as their muzzle blocks out the lower half of our faces.