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TIL that the first time a slow-motion replay had ever been used on television was to unknowingly rebroadcast the moment one boxer (Emile Griffith) killed another (Benny Paret).

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R5ad7 TIL of Leônidas da Silva, one of several possible football (soccer) players credited for inventing the "Bicycle kick". The first time he used it, the referee was so shocked by the volley that he was unsure whether it was within the rules or not.
DQ1lg TIL amidst early concerns about leaded gas, the engineer who discovered tetraethyllead as an additive demonstrated its 'safety' by pouring it over his hands and inhaling its vapor, stating he could do this every day without issue. He later took a leave of absence due to lead poisoning.
J17nB TIL that because giraffes are prey animals and have adapted to survive on less sleep, in uncomfortable positions, and to avoid becoming dinner, they often sleep two to a hammock.
v1mxB TIL about Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), a system where two AI’s effectively “compete” against each other to create synthetic new versions of existing data like photos or music
QJmja Today I learned the Himba people of Namibia sees colours way differently than others in the western world. They can easily see different variations of green, which we can't, but overall they only have 5 colour categories where the western world has eleven.