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TIL there is a Chinese conceptual artist named Liu Bolin who specializes in making himself invisible in everyday surroundings.

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ADvNd TIL of Pierre-Simon Laplace, often referred to as the French Newton, he is credited with translating the geometric study of classical mechanics to one based on calculus. Laplace was one of the first scientists to propose the existence of black holes and the theory of gravitational collapse.
AR7n TIL that velociraptors were only 3 feet tall, 30 lbs, and probably feathered. There is no evidence that they hunted in packs and it is believed that they were less intelligent than cats and dogs. The “velociraptors” in Jurassic Park were actually based on the species Deinonychus.
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