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TIL the caps lock key was created for the disabled and people with weak pinkies

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QJ5Lk TIL that Nobel laureate Stanley Prusiner who discovered prions, an infectious protein in the brain, was attacked by both the scientific establishment and the media when he presented his ideas due to the thinking that an infectious protein would be impossible.
a8PLo TIL the first special effect in a film was The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1895
vgeD TIL that if a commercial airplane sits delayed on the tarmac for more than 3 hours, the FAA will fine the airline $27,500 per passenger. For larger planes, the total can be upwards of $10 million for the single flight.
rRAGW TIL of "Long Sleeping Disorder" in which the individual affected needs at least 10 to 12 hours of sleep a night. There is no cure, no negative implications, although some link to introversion. It affects only 2% of the entire world population.
16GKd TIL Saban's Big Bad Beetleborgs, Mystic Knights, VR Troopers and Masked Rider were all popular kids' shows in the 1990's with high ratings, each were canceled due to Saban running out of footage from the original shows since each of these shows were based on the Japanese show, Metal Hero Tokusatsu