TIL in 1986 all game designers working for Konami were forbidden to attach their actual name to any project. Instead, they were required to create a fake name to be listed in the game’s credits. This was to prevent them from asking for raises, and keep rival companies from stealing their talent. worldschool

TIL in 1986 all game designers working for Konami were forbidden to attach their actual name to any project. Instead, they were required to create a fake name to be listed in the game’s credits. This was to prevent them from asking for raises, and keep rival companies from stealing their talent.

Headmaster 4月 04, 2020

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TIL Mel Brooks was a producer on the movie The Elephant Man, but his name was intentionally uncredited as to not lead audiences to believe the film was a comedy worldschool

TIL Mel Brooks was a producer on the movie The Elephant Man, but his name was intentionally uncredited as to not lead audiences to believe the film was a comedy

Headmaster 4月 03, 2020

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TIL Killer bees were created in an attempt to breed tamer and more manageable bees. This was done by crossing a European honey bee and an African bee, but instead the offspring became more aggressive and highly defensive bees that have escaped into the wild. worldschool

TIL Killer bees were created in an attempt to breed tamer and more manageable bees. This was done by crossing a European honey bee and an African bee, but instead the offspring became more aggressive and highly defensive bees that have escaped into the wild.

Headmaster 4月 03, 2020

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TIL Detroit holds the record for the city with the most rejected bids to host the Olympics. worldschool

TIL Detroit holds the record for the city with the most rejected bids to host the Olympics.

Headmaster 4月 02, 2020

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TIL during the 1999 University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt one of the teams managed to build a working nuclear reactor from scratch. worldschool

TIL during the 1999 University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt one of the teams managed to build a working nuclear reactor from scratch.

Headmaster 4月 02, 2020

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TIL a 16 year old survived a five hour flight inside the landing gear of a jumbo jet from San Jose, California to Maui, Hawaii. He blacked out on takeoff and the plane went to 38,000ft meaning temperatures of 75-80 below zero and a lack of oxygen probably leading to "a state of suspended animation." worldschool

TIL a 16 year old survived a five hour flight inside the landing gear of a jumbo jet from San Jose, California to Maui, Hawaii. He blacked out on takeoff and the plane went to 38,000ft meaning temperatures of 75-80 below zero and a lack of oxygen probably leading to "a state of suspended animation."

Headmaster 4月 01, 2020

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TIL The Imperial War Museum has an exhibit which lets you listen to the moment guns fell silent, after the WW1 armistice went into effect. They used seismic data to recreate the effect. worldschool

TIL The Imperial War Museum has an exhibit which lets you listen to the moment guns fell silent, after the WW1 armistice went into effect. They used seismic data to recreate the effect.

Headmaster 4月 01, 2020

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