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TIL that in the 19th century, photographers used a technique called "combination printing" to create seamless images by merging multiple negatives, allowing for artistic compositions and overcoming technical limitations of early photography.

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d8Qr7 TIL in Japanese culture, it is very rare for one to tell their parents "I love you" (sometimes never) or to express their affection towards their parents like hugging
QJV1k TIL California's Central Valley was home to the largest freshwater lake this side of the Great Lakes (three times the size of Lake Tahoe). Over the past century it disappeared.
jN7wE TIL that human hair can be used to accurately measure relative humidity in the air. Human hair hygrometers have been in use since the 18th century.
NQy8 TIL Finland has the most heavy metal bands per capita in the world. While Sweden and Norway have only 27 heavy metal bands per 100.000 inhabitants, Finland boasts double as much, 54 bands per 100.000.
d8ZYK TIL in 1925, wanting publicity for his television, John Logie Baird went to the Daily Express to promote it. The editor was so terrified by his invention that he said, "For God's sake, go down to reception and get rid of a lunatic who's down there. He says he's got a machine for seeing by wireless!"