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TIL Kodak once made crayons

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aw46o TIL that Maria Sharapova's on court grunt has been recorded at a volume of 101 decibels. That's louder than a motorcycle, a lawnmower and a small aircraft. In fact it's only 5 decibels less than a lion's roar.
wLv4M TIL it is thought that the genes for light skin appeared in Anatolia (the westernmost protrusion of Asia) by about 8,500 years ago, & only became widespread in Europe by about 5,000 years ago.
7rZ5M TIL the first movie in color was made already in 1902, the earliest color moving images ever made pre-dating 'Kinemacolor' by eight years. A British cinematographer, Edward Turner's footage of his children was found in a discovery in The National Media Museum in Bradford.
VMERm TIL that Catholics are forbidden from keeping the ashes of cremated loved ones at home, scattering them, dividing them between family members or turning them into mementos, the Vatican has ruled.
Z8MVo TIL that poisonous snakes actually exist.