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TIL that Green sea slugs are photosynthesizing animals

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gMd74 TIL that in 2017, a United Nations official investigating poverty in the United States, stated that Alabama had the worst poverty in the entire developed world.
mxYZR For his Lux Noctis series, Reuben Wu programmed a light-bearing drone (a 3DR Solo UAV carrying a Fiilex AL250 light) to follow specific paths around his subjects as he photographed them using long exposures. The results are a set of UFO-friendly vistas that feature monumental scenery illuminated in totally unnatural ways – like this shot of a rocky crest lit from above by a sci-fi halo.
8aJaK TIL Getty Images, a company infamous for sending threatening letters requesting payment when their photos are used without permission, was sued for more than $1 billion in damages when they mistakenly demanded a “settlement payment” from a photographer for her own work.
mORM TIL that the French military actually has the best military record in the world having won 723 of the 1211 battles they fought in the last 800 years
bXaj TIL the UK has used ‘incident screens’ to block the view of traffic accidents, etc. on the highway, in an attempt to reduce rubbernecking delays.