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TIL The movie “Interstellar” used no greenscreens.

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KOAnG TIL Inattentional deafness is when someone is concentrating on a visual task like reading, playing games, or watching television and are unresponsive to you talking, they aren't ignoring you necessarily, they may not be hearing you at all.
yQL88 TIL During the Cold War the US began work on a huge secret telescope. The plan was to use the moon as a reflector, to spy on bounced signals from the USSR. It would have been double the size of the largest steerable telescope ever built to this day. All that remains now is the concrete foundation.
P1bwO TIL that the D ration chocolate bar, issued to U.S. troops in WW2, was nicknamed "Hitler's Secret Weapon" by the troops for its effect on the soldiers' intestinal tracts.
0QXy TIL a boy was allowed to change his own name when he was 8 years old. Today, he is Dr. Loki Skylizard.
4gkJ TIL that in many countries Election Day is either on a Sunday or is considered a National Holiday, allowing for higher voter participation.