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TIL that the word "pixel" is short for "picture element"

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165gr TIL ancient geographers knew that Earth was a sphere but there was intense debate on the question if the opposite side of the planet is also inhabited by humans (called Antipodeans). Most thought that Antipodeans do not exist because intense heat at the equator forms an impassable barrier.
e0Eg6 TIL that both Sting and Ray Liotta actually voiced their own characters in Bee Movie
XED8j TIL in 1984, the creation of an atomic priesthood to generate a religious mythology involving genetically engineered cats that would glow in the presence of radioactive waste was proposed to warn future generations of the danger and location of radioactive waste in New Mexico.
NOaP TIL that in a tragic twist of irony, Karl Marx’s grave has an entry fee to view
Q0Je TIL Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double for the first 6 Harry Potter movies is paralyzed from an accident on set during the filming of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.