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TIL there are two "4K" resolutions: 3840x2160 and 4096x2160

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pw9O TIL that there is a company that is working towards creating artificial gills for humans
nWDvr TIL Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport was the world's first airport to hit 100 million passengers in year, doing so in 2015
Zplop TIL in the video game "1943: The Battle of Midway" the player controls an American plane against the Imperial Japanese Navy with the Battleship Yamato as final boss. Japanese designer Yoshiki Okamoto claimed he was too young when he produced the game to understand the historical irony.
jNRwn TIL that all main actors in the movie Saving Private Ryan apart from Matt Damon were required to undergo military training. This was done so the remaining cast would build up genuine resentment for his character.
yQrmp TIL Despite of Nazis having a reputation for persecution of homosexuals, Ernst Röhm a founding father of Nazi party in Germany was an open homosexual. At one point he was ousted but asked to join back. Hitler was aware of his homosexuality and used intimate 'du' when referring to him.