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TIL that “Pixel” is short for Picture Element
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TIL that the ability of mantis shrimp to detect polarised light has inspired cancer-detecting technologies bc light reflects differently from cancerous and healthy tissue
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TIL The Hardy Boys was ghost-written by several people over the years, some of whom were paid as little as $75 per book
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TIL no wild orca has ever killed a human.
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TIL about Confraternities in Nigeria, secretive student groups within higher education that have been involved in violence and organized crime since the 1980s. One estimate in 2002 was that 250 people had been killed in campus cult-related murders in the previous decade.
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TIL Shel Silverstein wrote for Playboy, and published books of adult "erotica," in his unique style. I discovered this from a random purchase in a used book store, picking up "Different Dances." Album pics in the comments.