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TIL Kodak developed a type of infrared film called ‘Aerochrome’ which could detect camouflage from the air by making real foliage appear red when photographed

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NXBLE TIL Chris Hemsworth made 150k for his first appearance as Thor BUT Sean Austin only got 250k for Fellowship of the Ring which grossed 1 Billion. Rumor has it he only get 500k for the entire trilogy which bagged 2.9 billion.
Y7XXP TIL that gambling is analogous to a scarcity-related foraging behavior found in non-human species.
kowg TIL Internet addiction is classed as a ‘mental illness’ See you lot in rehab.
dDjEZ TIL here's the same amount of intersex people (roughly 2% of the population) as people with red hair, attached earlobes, are one of a pair of twins, have a "murderers thumb," or have an extra cervical rib.
Z8X4o TIL Theo Jansen has been creating strandbeesten, which are moving kinetic structures, sometimes wind-propelled, that resemble walking animals. All of his models are based on a system of triangles and connecting links which convert the rotation of an axle into a stepping motion of six or more legs.