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TIL Dragonflies possess 10,000 to 30,000 facets per eye, allowing them to see in almost every direction simultaneously.

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vPjnK TIL that privacy debate suffers from a narrow understanding of the problem. The ways in which privacy invasions can cause harm to law-abiding individuals are often ignored, underestimated or even deliberately concealed, leading to the widespread (but misguided) “I have nothing to hide” attitude.
pY784 TIL: Tetris blocks actually have names and they're incredibly weird
J15b4 TIL that James Brown started out as a Little Richard impersonator. Because nobody knew exactly what Little Richard looked like, a manager asked Brown to fill in at a show when Richard couldn't make it. Brown's performance was so energetic and captivating that the audience chanted "We want Richard!"
ep8vL TIL Burt Reynolds was originally cast as George Spahn in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, but he died shortly before filming began. However, he ended up contributing a memorable line to the movie when he told Tarantino to have someone tell Brad Pitt's Cliff Booth "You're kinda pretty for a stunt guy."
mx6go TIL the first GoPro was a 35mm film camera in a waterproof case, with a strap for attaching it to your wrist.