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TIL that standard 24 fps film creates a flicker effect; rather than use more film, projectors just show every frame twice to simulate 48 fps

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wvJM TIL that 100 years ago with WW1 raging, Pres. Woodrow Wilson didn’t want America led by a “lame duck” if he lost re-election. So, if he lost, he planned to appoint his OPPONENT as Secretary of State (3rd in line of succession) and then resign along with his VP, making his opponent instant President.
M7xgb TIL the derogatory meaning of 'snake oil salesman' originated to describe people who sold counterfeit snake oil when actual snake oil was widely accepted to be a legitimate medicine.
KOgAJ TIL about the Landkreuzer, a giant Nazi tank that was never built. It would have weighed 1100 tons and been armed with naval artillery.
LkRP9 TIL in 1984 Thomas Cavanaugh, an aerospace engineer. Was sentenced to life in prison for stealing classified documents about the B-2 stealth bomber and trying to sell them to the Soviet Union for only $25,000.
4k4vo TIL Owner of NY limo company that killed 20 in 2018 got 5 years probation and 1,000 hours of community service