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TIL that the natural “wobble” of film as it passes through a camera or projector is called “gate weave”

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JYOJj TIL that Kingdom Hearts began as a literal elevator pitch, when a Square Enix developer ran into a Disney executive in the elevator of their shared building
D1XNV TIL that sloths do not fart. They reabsorb the gas into their blood and let one rip through their mouths. They also use the trapped gas to float on water.
JEBQ TIL of “risk compensation” - the introduction of seatbelts lead to more deaths of cyclists and pedestrians as drivers felt safer, and therefore drove more recklessly than they would without seatbelts
nWp4P TIL Pope Pius 11( Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini) was a published author before he became a pope. One of his books is rather eyebrow raising, in light of his future career choice. That book, The Tale of Two Lovers, is quite salacious and full of erotic imagery.
ne79r TIL an unknown man in Norway has been shitting in golf holes for a decade