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TIL, Apple has a patent on a round pizza box with 8 holes

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R5kL7 TIL the lyrics "tossed salads and scrambled eggs" from the Frasier end credits song are meant to be references to the people who call into his radio show being "mixed up"
BrYle TIL that the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the first lighthouse in the world, was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, constructed during the 3rd century BC and it was built of limestone from a quarry near the coast
ZRJG TIL Star Wars blasters in the original trilogy used functional Sterling submachine guns, and had blanks to simulate a muzzle flash and noise.
QJnBE TIL of Anya Pogharian, a Canadian who at age 17 invented a portable dialysis machine costing $500 to build; (dialysis machines typically cost about $30K). Her machine filters 4 liters of blood in 25 minutes.
9YLLr TIL sperm whales are the loudest animal on Earth and if swimming around them they can kill a human by causing your body to cook from the inside due to the incredible decibles of noise from their clicking which is louder than the space shuttle launching.