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TIL that one company (Muzak) makes all the background music for malls, stores, and elevators

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y7Z8 TIL after Elon Musk tweeted out the corrupted raw video stream from his Falcon 9 rocket’s vertical landing a group of space enthusiasts made a custom MPEG4 decoder built specifically to clean up the SpaceX footage. Their work verified the rocket landed correctly
D1W9r TIL The creator of Clarissa Explains It All had a strict rule about not allowing the color purple on set, requiring parts of the set to be repainted. When asked about this rule, he revealed that it was completely arbitrary, only existing to make him seem more assertive as someone new in the business
GYReG TIL that NASA has been launching jellyfish into space since the 90’s. Originally 2,478 were sent up and there were 60,000 orbiting Earth by the mission’s end 20 years later. The jellyfish that have returned reportedly ‘hate life on Earth.’
7rxQ7 TIL: FedEx officially recognizes 'Taiwan' as 'Taiwan, China'
d8P58 TIL: Isa Hayes, who was one of the marines who raised the flag on Iwo Jima, played himself in the movie The Sands of Iwo Jima starring John Wayne.