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TIL the term “pixel” is short for “picture element”

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VBw9k TIL volcanic eruptions are constantly ongoing on Jupiter's moon Io, probably because it is constantly being ripped apart by Jupiter's massive gravity
QJM7k TIL Olympic Gold Medals are Actually made of Silver. 1912 was the last Olympics to hand out solid gold medals. Today's gold medals are 92.5% silver.
Pv6O TIL part of the reasons for Disneyland’s grand opening disaster was the counterfeit tickets, as 28,154 guests passed through the park’s gates with such tickets. It was supposed to be 15,000 on invitation-only.
7e9M TIL there is a church in Rome that is lined with skeletons and has a plaque in 3 languages that reads “What you are now, we once were; what we are now, you shall be.”
e0MeL TIL peekaboo is universal to all cultures, and developmental psychologists believe it is important to infant development.