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TIL that in 1945, Kodak accidentally discovered the US were secretly testing nuclear bombs because the fallout made their films look fogged

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WkNgo TIL That in 1974, Time magazine researchers learned, and informed Jack Nicholson (30 at that time), that his sister was actually his mother, and his mother was his grandmother.
4N5R TIL that up to 25% of the population may have trouble distinguishing between right and left, even into adulthood.
RE1 TIL YouTube acknowledges the first rickroll as an important event in its history
W7GYY TIL The exercise paradox, also known as the workout paradox, refers to the finding that physical activity, while essential for maintaining overall health, does not necessarily lead to significant weight loss or increased calorie expenditure.
NX7gJ TIL of Connections, a 1978 science education TV series created by science historian James Burke. The series contends that one cannot consider the development of any particular piece of the modern world in isolation but rather that interconnected isolated events is what drives history and innovation.