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TIL The Japanese Army used 3,500 tons of snow to create a Star Wars mural

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QJ6oM TIL that computers have been around since the 1600s. Computers were originally just people who would do calculations and compute things. In the 19th century, computers were usually teams of women who would do complex calculations by hand. As a result, the earliest programmers were also women.

6Ed1m We still don’t understand why we see the particular images we do but don't worry, those weird patterns you see with your eyes closed are real.

XJOD TIL that during the Mexican-American war an estimated 700 Irish men deserted the US Army to join the Mexicans and fought in the Battle of Churubusco. The were called Batallón de San Patricio (St. Patricks battalion) and are considered heroes of Mexico.

78QXO TIL there is a 120 meter wide circular island in Argentina which continuously rotates

vpP7 TIL under French law, 40 percent of all music played on national radio must be performed in the French language.