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TIL that Sony recalled camera in 1998 that could see through clothes

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ZplP4 TIL that the Guinness World Record for the longest uninterrupted period of time spent playing video games is 138 hours, achieved by a teenager in Ohio
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WkRJX TIL that the north pole is actually the "magnetic south pole" and what we call the south pole is actually the "magnetic north pole". I've been living a lie my whole life.
oBkpR TIL: The Great Pyramid was once encased in limestone and would have appeared perfectly smooth and blindingly white.
nWeYG TIL: The 1904 fire in Baltimore was way worse then it had to be due to no industry standard for firefighting equipment at the time.