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TIL IBM made the world’s smallest movie by moving around individual atoms, magnified 100 million times

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QwrX TIL when the historic Plaza Hotel in NYC opened in 1907 a room cost $2.50 per night, the equivalent of $64.26 today. The Plaza now charges over $1000/night.
GY7Rg TIL of the Peshtigo fire. It burned over a million acres while claiming at least 1500 lives. It occurred on the same day as the Great Chicago Fire and has largely been forgotten.
69vZ7 TIL Leonardo Da Vinci and Tesla followed a polyphasic sleep process. This process entails 20-minute power naps throughout an entire 24-hour period, resulting in about 5 hours of sleep every 24 hours.
X0rn8 TIL Comedian Steven Wright is an Oscar winner
AxQl TIL that the phrase “balls to the wall” comes from aviation; ball-shaped handles controlled the throttle and fuel, and putting these handles closer to the wall resulted in the fastest possible speed