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TIL that “low-key photography” consists of shooting dark-colored scenes while emphasizing light only on specific areas in the frame

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KorB TIL some scientists are working towards reviving lost animal species through a combination of cloning and genetic splicing known as “de-extinction.” If successful, we could reintroduce species such as passenger pigeons and wooly mammoths.
Oobm6 TIL that the reason why dogs and cats are unable to ingest chocolate is because it contains something called theobromine, which can’t broken down in their livers as fast - it causes various dangerous symptoms to them
78XM TIL that the United States Marine Corps tested the usefulness of ordinary skateboards in urban combat
4XbZo TIL 2015's Hurricane Patricia was the most intense hurricane on record in terms of wind speed (over 300km/h)
N76r6 TIL about Nasubi, a contestant on a Japanese game show who was forced to live alone, naked, in a small room and required to enter contests in magazines to provide him with physical objects, such as food and cloths. He never knew he was on TV as the producers had lied to him. Show ran for 15 months.