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TIL The kid’s television show LazyTown used Unreal Engine during filming to render it’s environments in real time.

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R5NE9 TIL The eerie "Number Stations" are shortwave radio stations that broadcast cryptic messages, often consisting of strings of numbers or coded words. These stations have been transmitting since the Cold War era and continue to baffle listeners as their purpose and intended audience remain unknown.
PYaYn TIL of the Stopwatch Gang. Three Canadian bank robbers who were known for their brilliant planning of heists, politeness to victims, and non-violent methods all while robbing banks within 90 seconds.
R7Qdw TIL Drew Carey had eye surgery in 2001 and no longer requires glasses but continues to wear them as part of his celebrity persona.
oRpVo Today I learned: That just 2 months after 9/11, another commercial airliner, American Airlines Flight 587, crashed into a NYC neighborhood in Queens after a critical mechanical/piloting failure just minutes after take off. 265 people were killed and several homes were completely destroyed.
OGVRa TIL The McFlurry spoon was designed to attach to the ice cream mixing machine, as the McFlurry is supposed to be served mixed.