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TIL the lowest grossing film ever made $30 on a $2 million budget

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D1Pwg TIL Scientists found out that the human eye is so sensitive that our eyes can even see a single photon of light.
d8oN7 TIL that “discotheque” means "library of phonograph records" in French; the term gradually came to refer to clubs where records were the norm, rather than a band. In the early 1960s, the word came into use in the United States, frequently shortened to “disco.”
a8MlZ TIL Kassandra in Greek mythology was a Trojan priestess dedicated and cursed by god Apollo to utter true prophecies but never to be believed. Her name is used as a rhetorical device to indicate a person whose accurate prophecies, generally of impending disaster, are not believed by anyone.
Arbl TIL Ford released the ECOnetic line of cars in 2008 that average 65 MPG (US), and there are currently no plans to release it in the US.
KOZm9 TIL According to secret service agents, Ronald Reagan carried a pistol in his briefcase when he was president, "just in case you guys can’t do the job, I can help out". Reagan acquired a pocket sized pistol after college in the 1930s "and kept it lovingly the rest of his life”.