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TIL that the first 3D printer was developed in 1971 by Johannes F Gottwald and patented under the name 'the Liquid Metal Recorder'.

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OoQ8Y In a new study in Science, a team of linguists at the University of Zurich uses biomechanics and linguistic evidence to make the case that the rise of agriculture thousands of years ago increased the odds that populations would start to use sounds such as f and v. The idea is that agriculture introduced a range of softer foods into human diets, which altered how humans' teeth and jaws wore down with age in ways that made these sounds slightly easier to produce.
OoBQX TIL Eminem's bestfriend "proof" battle rapped 30 people back to back and won every battle, he also is the one who taught eminem how to freestyle.
5nnn TIL (As an American) that the UK version of the “I’m a Mac, I’m a PC” ads were done using Mitchell & Webb
GYrjj TIL that the setting for Ghost of Tsushima is based on an actual Mongol/Yuan invasion of Japan, starting at Tsushima Island in 1274. The invaders landed on Komoda beach, were held there until evening, where the battle ended in a final cavalry charge that ended with all of the defenders being slain.
gr0D9 TIL a team of archeologists uncovered the largest manmade stone block ever discovered in Baalbek, Lebanon. The block, which was found in a limestone quarry measures 64 feet by 19.6 feet by 18 feet and weighs an estimated 1,650 tons. The block likely dates back at least 2,000 years, to around 27 BC.