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TIL Polaroid photos should not be shaken

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RK96 TIL Before CGI, Movie makers would create content by painting it on glass and integrating that with the live action shot. The endless warehouse in “Indiana Jones”, the tractor beam in the first “Star Wars”, and the Emerald City in “The Wizard of Oz” were all done using this technique.
MeEd7 TIL some male and female duck reproductive organs have evolved into a biological arms race, with the male duck’s penis being long, corkscrewed and barbed to secure penetration and the female duck’s vagina being cork-screwed in the opposite direction to prevent penetration.
jNKyE TIL because regular air is toxic at high pressures, deep sea divers live on a mix of helium and oxygen, meaning they live and speak with a squeaky helium voice for around a month while working.
OG99Y TIL that Chile and England briefly shared the same head of state when, in the 16th century, Mary I of England and her husband Philip II of Spain were made the King and Queen of Chile.
woDpJ TIL a common black garden worker ant lives 1-2 years, and the queen 15+