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TIL in Polish Scrabble, Z is only worth 1 point.

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6Egyw TIL while filming ‘Blade: Trinity,’ Wesley Snipes became so fed up with the film’s production being hindered by studio interference that he locked himself in his trailer, smoked weed, choked the director, and only communicated through post-it notes which he would sign “Blade.”
wNrY TIL Wilhelm Röntgen who discovered x-rays refused to patent his discovery as he ‘wanted mankind as a whole to benefit from practical applications of the same’
Y79AZ TIL Unix time, a concept originating from the Unix operating system developed in the 1960s, represents timestamps as the number of seconds elapsed since January 1st, 1970 at 00:00:00 UTC This method simplifies parsing and utilizing time across various systems by representing it as an integer.
OorE4 TIL That serotonin, the neurotransmitter responsible for happiness, can be toxic. When injected into skin it causes extreme pain and is a main ingredient of wasp venom
BgLJk TIL that red sky in the morning, sailors take warning. Red sky at night, sailors’ delight.