› added 3 years ago

126

TIL The Spotted Lanternfly causes $550 million in yearly damages to the state of Pennsylvania

Read more beatlyzer.com

via beatlyzer.com

XExVR TIL of accidental Stereo Sound. Where by Two recorders with microphones in different positions captured both left and right audio of an artist’s recording session. Decades later these recordings were then merged together to give stereo sound, pre-dating true stereophonic sound by a good 20 years
46Qw TIL that a 1965 Barbie came complete with a book titled “How To Lose Weight” that instructed “Don’t Eat!” It also came with a scale permanently set to 110lbs.
kOML1 TIL - The Unreal Engine usage is royalty free, unless/until your game makes 1 million dollars.
wEN6 TIL it’s considered belittling and insulting to refer to Ukraine as “The” Ukraine.
awKPA TIL the USPS had plans to replace their fleet with EVs in response to the 1979 oil crisis. Their prototype had a range of 40 miles.