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TIL Nikon camera brand belongs to Mitsubishi

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9wd4M Today I Learned about Zone Rouge that stretches past Verdun to Lille on the NE French border. It is an uninhabitable area dating back to WW1
d8and TIL In the longest-running study of gifted children ever, scientists followed 5,000 kids who tested in the top one percent of intelligence for over four decades. It suggests that early cognitive intelligence has more effect on success than deliberate practice or outside factors
5E8n TIL that Korla Pandit, a prolific 1940’s musician from India and one of TV’s first musical stars, was actually an African American man from Missouri. His secret lasted until his death.
Lpv0 TIL Atilla The Hun died from drunkingly choking on his own blood. He was buried in secret, in a river. His body was placed inside of 3 coffins, one of each made of gold, silver, and iron. Those who buried him were then killed so that nobody would know where the grave was.
D1Nke TIL that H. Jon Benjamin (the lead VA on Archer and Bob's Burgers) cannot play piano and does not care for jazz. This did not stop him from being the pianist on a jazz album. It is called "Well, I Should Have Learned How To Play Piano"