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

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WkWl8 TIL Despite being land locked countries, a Czech-Austrian inventor was the first to use a screw type propeller to power a ship. His ship, Civetta of 48 gross register tons, reached a speed of about 6 knots (11 km/h). This was the first ship successfully driven by an Archimedes screw-type propeller.
nr89 TIL That there is no archaeological evidence whatsoever that suggests Jews were ever enslaved in Egypt.
0PYv TIL The Big Lebowski contains more F bombs than The Departed, The Boondock Saints, and Scarface
W7w6L TIL: Researchers found in 2021 after an experiment with red haired mice given the MC1R gene that redheads experience pain differently having higher pain tolerances. The MC1R gene produces more pheomelanin which causes freckles, heat sensitivity, red hair, and suppresses pain receptors.
pZYO TIL Mark Zuckerberg said that if you’re 30 or older, you’re a slow old man, far less intelligent than young people, and successful companies should not employ you. He turns 30 tomorrow.