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TIL that in fact you can film the speed of light!

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5YNVP TIL Thomas Edison tried to create the first-ever talking dolls. In 1890, thanks to the development of the wax cylinder, he was able to produce a line of baby dolls. With wooden bodies, porcelain heads, and miniature phonographs in their chests, the dolls were unlike any toy to exist at the time.
YjnP TIL that the bacteria used to ripen cheese, Brevibacterium, is the same bacteria found under toenails. This is what causes (dirty) toenails to smell similar to cheese
R5Rpw TIL the Nazis considered cats to be “Jews amongst the animals” because they were “antisocial” and forbade actual Jews from owning any pets to make it easier to deport them without leaving behind animals.
oB0aL TIL that Nazis were known for marching extreme distances, this is due to the fact that they were fueled with methamphetamine. More than 200 million methamphetamine pills were distributed to German troops.
R4ej TIL of ‘Ama’ - female divers of Japan who would traditionally freedive in cold water for hours in just a loincloth (now wetsuits)