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TIL In the 12th century Chinese Polymath Shen Kuo correctly theorized that rainbows are caused by the refraction of sunlight through water droplets

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8daa TIL that the Central Intelligence Agency has a memorial wall at headquarters for employees who are killed while working for the US spy agency. Each year the CIA adds stars for deaths; some with names, some without. There are 125 stars as of 2017, eight more than in 2016 and 46 more than in 2002.
ZgrB TIL the fake prop money used in Rush Hour 2 was too accurate. After extras tried to spend the money, the secret service raided and seized $100 million in fake bills from the prop maker and accused him of counterfeiting
ok9K TIL that watches have “IIII” instead of “IV” for 4 because a French king thought it looked better. Watches with “IV” are likely British just to piss the French off.
m6MP TIL that in 2001, the King of Nepal was killed by his son, the Crown Prince, when he went on a shooting spree that killed nearly a dozen members of the royal family.
p8YnN TIL Toy Story 2 was nearly deleted after a Pixar employee accidentally ran a command that started removing files