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TIL 12 states still have not ratified the Equal Rights Amendment.

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nyVr TIL that the 5 nanometer transistor production process (~ year 2020) is expected to be the end of Moore’s Law
V06D TIL actor and comedian Rob Riggle was a Marine for 23 years, was a lieutenant colonel, and has received a combat award for his service in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Liberia.
1kl4 TIL that German luxury brand, Hugo Boss AG, in 1934-1935 advertised itself as the, “supplier of national socialist uniforms” In 1946, its founder, Hugo Boss, was fined 70k and stripped of his voting rights for being a beneficiary of Nazism.
Bg0ne TIL the Las Vegas Sphere's theater screen required such high resolution that they made the largest commercially available sensor, a 316 megapixel camera capable of 18k resolution. The image on the screen is 16K driven by 25 synchronized 4K video servers, taking up to 60GB per second of footage.
gGrA TIL claw machines have variable PSI strength settings for the claws. They are designed to only allow you to pick up a toy as often as state regulations require.