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TIL that the first European scientists to examine a Platypus body thought that it was fake, believing it was made of several other animal pieced together

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X0Qj TIL two filmmakers have gone on a crusade along with James Randi and a team of specialists to debunk fraudulent religious organizations and are producing a film set to come out in 2014
m1EkE TIL "3 nm" or "5 nm" chips are meaningless marketing terms, just like "BMW i5"; these terms have nothing to do with any dimension that you can find on the die. For example, TSMC's 3 nm process has a gate pitch of 48 nm!
g9m4 TIL China does not have it’s own army. The ‘Chinese army’ is actually the military arm of the Communist Party.
KOxxw TIL when he was in fourth grade, Bill Watterson wrote to Charles Schulz, the creator of “Peanuts”, expressing his desire to become a professional cartoonist. Much to the young boy’s surprise, the cartoonist responded, encouraging Watterson to go on to create “Calvin and Hobbes.”
OoOKe TIL It is the year 5780, according to Judaism