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TIL cheese was produced before recorded history and probably derived from storing milk in the removed stomachs of animals

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Bgpbr TIL about the 1905 Battle of Tsushima between Japanese and Russian steel battleships. The Japanese sunk 21 Russian warships and captured another 5, including the flagship. Only three Russian ships made it back to a Russian port
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J1be1 TIL that 3D animation is actually modeled mathematically in 4 dimensions because the mathematics is easier. So what you see on a screen is a shadow of 4D figures into 3 dimensions that are then projected onto a 2D screen.
epaB6 TIL that Brazil nuts have an elevated amount of selenium (68-91 mcg per nut), and having too many of them can cause the body selenium to increase above the acceptable limit. Extremely high levels of Brazil nuts can cause a condition known as selenosis, which is even characterized by heart attacks.
XXJR TIL that a Cosplaying “Dark Elf” was arrested after he dropped acid and attacked a woman’s red BMW, mistaking it for Morgoth.