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TIL Using only an aluminum can, water, a stirring rod, and thermometers you can measure the elevation of clouds from your location in this simple experiment

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WkpbX TIL that a Scottish scientist discovered that finger prints were unique, & asked Charles Darwin to help him promote the idea. Charles Darwin shared this with his nephew, who then claimed the finding as his own.
jNobQ TIL Equifax hired a music major as chief security officer
vPLPR TIL Cook Pine trees grow leanihng towards the equator. On the equator they grow upright, but in the northern hemisphere lean south, and in the southern hemisphere lean north.
DQ4LV TIL a New Mexico judge came up with the electronic ankle monitor from reading a Spider-Man newspaper comic strip in 1977
D1poD TIL the original Playstation startup sound is actually just 3 short and simple audio samples contained in the BIOS, played at different speeds and overlapped.