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TIL that the Inca Empire lasted less than 100 years

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d8kVK TIL David Bowie's Heroes was recorded with one microphone 22cm (9 inches) away from him, another one 6m (20 feet) away, and the last one 15m (50 feet) away, so that he'd have to adjust his tone in different parts of the song (in the 6 minute album version, link in comments)
x6eGg TIL that when Star Wars was first being made in 1977 the long title crawl at the start of the film, describing the lore ahead of the action, was actually a 6ft long piece of black paper with yellow text, and the camera was then rolled over the paper to make it appear as if the text was moving.
woexY TIL Scientists genetically modified goats to spin spider silk from their udders. US Professor Randy Lewis transplanted a gene into the goats from a spider that allows the goats to produce milk containing an extra protein. This is then extracted from the goat milk and spun into spider silk thread.
p8dpb TIL that after Hurricane Katrina, prisoners who couldn‘t move back to their destroyed neighbourhoods after finishing their sentence were significantly less likely to be reincarcerated afterwards
XEEmj TIL that MASSIVE was CGI software developed to generate battle scene special effects in the Lord of the Rings films. It was later developed into a complete product and licensed out for use in other movies such as Avatar, The Hobbit, 300, & more.