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TIL The word ‘pixel’ is short for 'picture element’.
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TIL the first proto-bicycle was invented because a huge volcanic eruption sent ash around the world, changed the climate, led to famine and disease, and ultimately resulted in the slaughtering of horses for food -- a new mode of transportation was needed to fill the void.
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TIL Charles Darwin was known for his Excessive Flatulence
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TIL A fighter jet pilot shot his own plane down by flying into his own bullets
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TIL of Ulugh Beg Observatory from 1420. Their hypothesis of a stellar year was rather accurate, at 365 days, 6 hours, 10 minutes and 8 seconds, only about 1 minute longer than the modern calculations
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TIL Kenya’s national motto is “Harambe”