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TIL The “Take On Me” video used a pencil-sketch animation / live-action combination called rotoscoping, in which the live-action footage is traced over frame by frame to give the characters realistic movements. Approximately 3,000 frames were rotoscoped, which took 16 weeks to complete.

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M7gVW TIL that Christian Science runs the CSM. This may seem like a "well duh" revelation but Christian Science believes that all diseases are in the head (basically the medical version of flat eartherism) while the CSM is actually quite a reputable source and even won a few Pulitzer Prizes
oBG6W TIL NASA scientists have confirmed there is water on the surface of the moon. Researchers previously found evidence of hydration on the surface, but it was unclear whether that hydrogen was in the form of hydroxyl – the chemical for drain cleaners – or in the form of H2O, or water.
M7Gbm TIL the businessman who founded Adidas the German sportswear company was a member of the Nazi party
V5oD TIL that after being shown films showing the atrocities of the Holocaust, some German POW’s in the US volunteered to fight for America against Japan during WWII.
rY6d TIL George Lucas considered casting the principal characters of Star Wars as dwarfs. (Xpost r/Moviesinthemaking)