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TIL: Some strains of viruses have viruses of their own

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rRbyo TIL about Akrotiri, an ancient city on the Greek island of Santorini. The city was buried under falling ash 3600 years ago after a massive volcanic explosion and is now the most commonly cited origin of the legend of Atlantis. Unlike the legend, Akrotiri was evacuated with little to no loss of life.
JYLvv TIL that when making the movie Avatar, they would film the motion capture from all angles. After the actors are rendered, the director would walk onto the set with a "virtual camera", which would allow him to film as if he were in the CG environment. TL;DR, they filmed using virtual reality.
p8ejp TIL that Deborah Sampson was the only woman to earn a full military pension for participating in the American Revolutionary War, in which she disguised herself as a man in-order to enlist.
8GDb TIL Bruce Lee actually hit Jackie Chan during filming of the 1973 classic “Enter the Dragon,” but neither broke character until the director called cut [1:49]
4XbZo TIL 2015's Hurricane Patricia was the most intense hurricane on record in terms of wind speed (over 300km/h)