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TIL that Lucasfilm hired YouTuber Shamook as their Senior Facial Capture Artist after Shamook dropped a deepfake video that went viral because many felt it improved the VFX used to de-age Mark Hamill in Season 2 of The Mandalorian.

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WkewN TIL that when two light rays combine with each other crest-to-trough, they can cancel each other out. This cancellation results in darkness and is called ‘destructive interference’.
a8JmM TIL Andrew Carnegie became one of the richest Americans in history before donating most of his wealth to charity. However, at his childhood job in the mid-1800s, he earned only $1.20 for 72 working hours. In 2023 dollars, Carnegie earned around $46 per week or 63 cents/hour.
XE9aE TIL Zucchini is also called "Italian Squash"
Mj1A TIL that the sharp, sudden pain in the left side if your chest that hurts more when you breathe is called “Precordial Catch”
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