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TIL Republicans fund science more than Democrats, and Democrats under Clinton cut the NASA budget by 25%, and under Bush, the budget went up by 20%

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6lN7 TIL that the skeletons in pool scene of the movie Poltergeist were actually real human skeletons, because they were cheaper than buying props.
gMlRX TIL from 1983-85, there was a huge crash in the Video games industry. Market saturation was a factor, with too many competing consoles & games. Revenues went from $3.2 billion to $100 million, a 97% drop. Despite NES’s later success, the crash ended the 80’s generation of console gaming in the US.
R7AP8 TIL the mesh screens on the doors of microwaves are there to keep radiation inside.
9YGeB TIL Former North American Quake Pro-gamer "Thresh" is credited with popularizing WASD key configuration in PC shooters
oO1K TIL Australian scientists have used music to attract Great White Sharks, and have found they are particularly drawn to AC/DC’s “Back In Black”.