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TIL 99% victims of bear attacks are adult males

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yQkew TIL that magenta does not exist in the visible light spectrum and does not have a corresponding wavelength, so your brain interprets it as "not green"
oYPA TIL there’s a way to highly exaggerate microscopic vibrations on surfaces from any video, allowing you to see things like blood pulses in the face, sound affects on glass and even recreate the sounds that caused the vibrations.
woNQ8 TIL the Powerpuff Girls was originally called "Whoopass Stew"
xVgO7 TIL about the Steinway Tower, 111 West 57th, the thinnest skyscraper in the world. The tower is the 3rd tallest in New York (1,438ft /84 story) with a width-to-height ratio of 1:24. The 60ft-wide base is less than the length of a tennis court (78ft)
5YD7R TIL that EDS lost a 2010 court case because their star witness, a senior EDS executive, bought his Masters degree from an online diploma mill. The opposing lawyer signed his dog up for the same degree, and the dog graduated with a higher score than the EDS executive. The judge ruled against EDS.