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TIL that footage is called footage because film used to be measured in feet.

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neKWB TIL Einstein failed 'Physics practical course for beginners' in his 1st year studies at the Polytechnic Institute
Q46d TIL there are 169,518,829,100,544,000,000,000,000,000 ways to play the first ten moves in chess.
xN0w TIL that former Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura sued “American Sniper” Chris Kyle after he claimed he punched him in his autobiography. He was awarded $1.845 million dollars for defamation.
WjN TIL Steve Carell wanted to play the Joker.
oRmAW Til about "ulnar dimelia," also known as "mirror hand syndrome" those affected by it have 7-8 fingers on one hand (or both) with no thumbs.