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TIL “Circlejerk” is a term used to describe an oligarchy that is “self-perpetuated by members granting each other disproportionate rewards for work that is of limited merit”

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GAW1J TIL: The oldest surviving photograph or first photograph of the moon was taken as early as 1839 or 1840
PQ6O TIL execution by elephant was commonly used in South and Southeast Asia for centuries because, unlike the horse, the elephant has no qualms about killing humans, and can be trained in detail: told to make the death quick and merciful (crush the head) or prolonged and painful (tear limb from limb)
Wxb9 TIL pinball was illegal for over 30 years in America and even had it’s own crime boss who specialized in the illegal pinball machine industry.
a1nJ TIL when Dennis Hopper’s 7-year-old son asked him why he played King Koopa in “Super Mario Brothers,” Dennis told him “So you can have shoes.” The son replied, “I don’t need shoes.”
M7QZb TIL that flight recorders must be able to withstand an acceleration of 3400 g for 6.5 milliseconds and that this is roughly equivalent to an impact velocity of 270 knots (310 mph; 500 km/h).