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TIL that in 2016, Kanye was busted pirating editing software from torrent site Pirate Bay.

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xdYB TIL that ‘Russian Ark’ is a 96-minute film shot entirely in a single, Steadicam sequence. It follows a narrator through 33 rooms in the Winter Palace, contains over 2,000 extras and 3 orchestras, and took four attempts to get right with the final take pressured by the camera’s dying battery.
yYpw TIL People in the final stages of hypothermia engage in “paradoxical undressing” because, as they lose rationality and their nerves are damaged, they feel incredibly, irrationally hot. They strip off their clothes to cool themselves down as they are freezing to death.
bD6p TIL that in 2006, the BBC accidentally filmed a live TV interview with a job applicant due to a waiting room mix-up.
0dkkL TIL a “seal” is used between components that move – a “gasket” is used between components that are static
VMy1m TIL an AI generated portrait was sold for $432,500 at Christie's auction house in New York