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TIL DLP projectors use up to 8 million hinged microscopic mirrors that can each move independently up to 10,000 times per second!

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PYpQV TIL The CIA had (or has) a "Heart Attack Gun". The gun would shoot a dissolving dart that would cause what appeared to be a natural heart attack. The dart would only leave a small red dot and the poison would denature so quickly, it would unlikely be discovered in autopsy.
wL0d8 TIL that the Dana-Farber Institute is supported financially by the National Cancer Institute. Many of Dana-Farber’s research faculty members also hold positions at Harvard University. Essentially, taxpayer money is helping finance research at Harvard.
lonn1 TIL in Louisiana and Oregon, a jury can convict a murder suspect with just a 10-2 vote. In Louisiana, this law came from Jim Crow. In Oregon, it's from anti-Semitism in the 30s.
4X916 TIL last year, the Indian Air Force fired a million dollar missile at a Pakistani balloon that said 'Happy Birthday' on it.
7pgX TIL RJ Mitte, who plays Walter Jr. in Breaking Bad , actually does have Cerebral Palsy, although to a much lesser extent than he plays on the show. He had to get into character by discontinuing his therapy, so he could relapse into lower functioning CP patterns