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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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BrdaK TIL of the "Stormtrooper Effect" to describe how the hero shoots more accurately as he becomes outnumbered or increasingly desperate. Meanwhile villains miss more shots as they outnumber the hero.
1ZPV TIL Johnny Weissmuller, famous for his role as Tarzan, was playing golf in Cuba during the Revolution when he was surrounded by a group of rebels. He immediately gave his trademark Tarzan yell. The soldiers recognized it and were so delighted to meet… Tarzan that they escorted him to a safe area.
lYZ7 TIL that the DeLorean Motor Company, under new management, plans to release a new, electric DMC.
MeaJ8 TIL that due to the 1701 Act of Settlement, which sought to guarantee a Protestant succession to British throne, George I inherited the crown from Queen Anne, even though there were at least 50 Catholic relatives whose claims were stronger than George’s.