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TIL of the multiplane camera, a device used to create depth and parallax in the early days of animation.

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QNQBL TIL that when Jim Morrison returned after his absence during the original recording session of the 11-min song “When The Music’s Over,” his bandmates refused to re-record the song. After being persuaded to layer his vocals on the original version, Morrison recorded his vocals in one single take.
R5lrj TIL the Little League removed the bunk beds from their dormitories in Williamsport, Pennsylvania after a player fell from an upper bunk and suffered a serious head injury in 2022. The league was also sued for the player's injury because the bunk beds did not have guard rails.
Z06G TIL that the heat, A/C, store and parking lot lights at every Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club in the world is monitored and controlled from Bentonville, Arkansas, USA.
KYDL9 TIL that the German equivalent of Renaissance Faires is "Indianer Camps". Germans meticulously re-create the Wild West and dress up as Native Americans and cowboys.
VM8Qm TIL that a woodpecker twists its head and opens its beak on each impact to be able to remove itself from the hole. If it didn't, its beak would become stuck like a nail hammered into wood