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TIL about the Allais effect, which is an unexplained increase in gravity during solar eclipses

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rpW0 TIL in Will Smith’s 1999 movie adaptation of the 1965 TV series “Wild Wild West,” the giant steampunk spider was actually pretty appropriate for the source material. The TV show has been credited as “one of the more visible origins of the steampunk subculture.”
ne8rr TIL Syphilis was known as the "French disease" in Europe as is rumored to have been conceived in the 15th century after the French army was celebrating a victory in Naples, Italy
QjGE TIL Lenovo Computers is partially owned by the Chinese government and their computers come pre loaded with secret back door access. As a result MI6, the CIA and other spy agencies have banned their use.
0bb1 TIL At the height of apartheid in South Africa the most popular television show among whites was The Cosby Show. During the apartheid government’s State of Emergency in the mid 1980s when it was illegal to publish photos of Mandela, Bill Cosby became the most recognizable black man in South Africa
9wxN6 TIL Painting Easter eggs was first recorded in the 13th century. The church banned the eating of eggs during Holy Week (the week before Easter). Unaware of the ban, chickens continued laying eggs during this week, which were decorated rather than consumed.