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LknNV TIL Bubble wrap was actually invented for wallpaper art rather than a packaging material. The idea changed when the inventors failed to make one.
5MrP TIL That objects entering Earth’s atmosphere heat up primarily because as they fall they cause the air in front of them to compress and get hot, NOT from the friction with the air.
Z01Q TIL 1994 NBA MVP Hakeem Olajuwon released a $35 sneaker instead of endorsing shoes from Nike or Reebok because: “How can a poor working mother with three boys buy Nikes or Reeboks that cost $120?…She can’t. So kids steal these shoes from stores and from other kids. Sometimes they kill for them.”
xVmjo TIL of “Chronostasis”, a type of temporal illusion in which a new event introduced to the brain can appear to be extended in time. Chronostasis causes the “stopped-clock illusion” which is why the first second after looking at an analog clock can appear to be longer than normal.
4v8a TIL that the Eiffel Tower is not painted one uniform color. The darker top gradually turns to the lighter bottom so that it is perceived to be the same color.