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KYdOR TIL it was Kodak who brought the first digital camera to market. The DCS100 was made from a modified Nikon film camera, and had an attached HDD with a 156 photo capacity.
kJajE TIL about the Ain Dubai (UAE), the largest Ferris wheel in the world. It's 250m (820ft) tall, the London Eye is 135m. It was designed to carry up to 1,750 passengers in 48 cabins. It began operation in October 2021 and shut down 5 months later. To date no reason has been given for the closure.
pYBn8 TIL That actress Whoopi Goldberg took her stage name from a whoopi cushion, because she used to fart on stage a lot
nWN0G TIL in the Congo Free State soldiers had to provide the severed hand of Congolese they shot as proof they weren’t misusing munition, but in practice the hands became a sort of currency since they allowed soldiers to save bullets, leading to them cutting the hand off living people
16xZd TIL that the Grand Tetons are named after “Three Breast”