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TIL that while tracking a moving object is trivial, moving your eyes on their own without jerkiness is almost impossible.

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nlkW TIL that there is so little genetic diversity in cheetah that they can accept donated organs from practically any other Cheetah with little fear of rejection
E1j07 TIL, during World War II, Soviet physicists Anatoly Alexandrov & Igor Kurchatov created the LPTI system, which helps in demagnetizing ships to protect them from German naval mines. By the end of 1941, the system was successfully used by Soviet Navy in the Baltic Sea and Black Sea naval campaigns.
d891B TIL the YMCA sued the Village People over their "YMCA" song for trademark infringement, but the two sides settled out of court and the YMCA later expressed pride towards the band for their song as a salute their organization
E1GwX TIL that in the 70's an eccentric Englishman made a car with a 27 litre 1000hp merlin engine and got sued by Rolls Royce for using a RR grill on it.
rNerM TIL about mummering, an old English/Irish tradition where people disguise themselves during Christmas to visit family and friends