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TIL Pixar originally rendered “Finding Nemo” at a resolution of only 1600x900, and later re-renders of the film have minor animation differences due to the use of random seed numbers

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dDkn9 TIL a Japanese submarine used to attack Sydney Australia was later painted yellow by college students inspired by the Beatles song
QNn0a TIL about Richard Russell, a ground service agent who hijacked an empty Horizon Air plane in 2018. He flew it for over an hour, performing stunts before crashing on an island and ending his life.
BrpyW TIL a Harvard professor who had worked with Bill Gates called him shortly after he had left to start Microsoft. The professor recalled, "He had moved to Albuquerque... to run a small company writing code for microprocessors, of all things. I remember thinking: 'Such a brilliant kid. What a waste.'"
grr1W TIL that in the 19th century people formed Fat Mens Clubs that celebrated overeating and being obese
9wyDm TIL accoding to the FAA, air traffic controller applicants must be under the age of 31 and generally must retire at age 56