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TIL that when adjusted for monetary inflation, "Gone witth the Wind" is still the highest-grossing film in history.

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j6kAp TIL that AI is set to transform education: What business leaders can learn from this development
neNG9 TIL scientists created a Transparent aluminium-like material as shown in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. It is a hard, glass-like magnesium aluminate that has visible and IR transmission. Military applications include lightweight bullet proof glass, armor and lasers.
JPE8 TIL Venus spins the opposite direction as the other planets in our solar system and may have been a drifting planet we “adopted”.
l7JZ5 TIL: "Silhouette" is derived from the French finance minister, Étienne de Silhouette. de Silhouette's strict economies made his name synonymous with anything done/made cheaply. Before photography, silhouette profiles cut from black card were the cheapest way of recording a person's appearance.
5djr TIL In the horror game Silent Hill: Shattered Memories psychologically profiles you as you play and changes the game to become your own personal nightmare