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TIL CDs are more vulnerable to scratches on the label side, which is closest to the actual data

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Eo17 TIL Stone Age Europeans are thought to have created brief “gifs”, by drawing two versions of an image, one over the other, on cave walls. The flickering of a torch light would “animate” the image
QNyMa TIL that in the world's first novel, the 11th-century Japanese "Tale of Genji", none of the characters are given explicit names. It was considered rude to call people by name, so the characters are referred to using (for example) their jobs or clothing color, which change throughout the story.
60OZ TIL that whales’ throats and blowholes aren’t connected. Also, what they spray isn’t water, but a mixture of condensation and mucus.
wZ0Y TIL Pat Sajak admitted that the Wheel of Fortune took so long to film that he and Vanna used to sneak off the set for margaritas at a nearby bar. He and Vanna would have “two to six” margaritas before returning to the set, where they would “have trouble recognizing the alphabet”.
N7ZBP TIL, Wisconsin uses briny water from cheese production to de-ice their roads in winter.