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TIL that on Pink Floyd’s album Wish You Were Here, the stunt actor who posed for the cover art is genuinely on fire.

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m1N6Y TIL that on April 23 1953 Dwight D Eisenhower issued Executive Order 10450 which banned homosexuals from working for the federal government or any of its private contractors. An estimated 5000-10,000 people lost their jobs because of this policy, now known as the "lavender scare".
N78nJ TIL of the ancient Greek letter "digamma" (or "wau") that made a "w" sound. It used to begin, for example, the word "oinos" ("woinos"), which is Greek for "wine."
mxapy TIL for a human to run on water they would need to reach a speed of at least 67 mph
4k9oR TIL Bob The Builder was altered for Japanese children so they wouldn’t confuse him for a Yakuza member
y1Pa TIL while developing the 1994 hit game “Donkey Kong Country,” programmers found that real-life gorillas moved too slow for a fast-paced game. Instead, Donkey Kong’s movements were based off a horse’s gallop.