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TIL Windows 10 desktop wallpaper is actual photo and not just CGI picture

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b9geE TIL that the patterns we see when we close our eyes are called Phosphenes. They are caused by electrical or mechanical stimulation of the retina, which is active even when our eyes are closed.
wLjvW TIL that Aaliyah (1/16/1979) was 15 years old when she married R. Kelly (1/8/1967) on 8/31/1994. He was 28 and she was 16 when their marriage was annulled on 2/7/1995.
gBA4 TIL that Keira Knightley played the role of Sabé, the handmaiden of Queen Amidala (Natalie Portman) in Star Wars: Episode 1. The two girls looked so alike in full makeup that even their own mothers had difficulty telling them apart on set.
Me0bm TIL that despite its modern association with vampires, one of the key principles of gothic architecture is to allow in as much natural light as possible
woP67 TIL Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor was the final resident of the infamous 10050 Cielo Drive house before it was razed--the house was the site of the Manson Family murders of Sharon Tate and her friends. Reznor recorded most of his career-defining album, 'The Downward Spiral' there.