Does anyone else find themselves recalling random facts for no apparent reason? Like,

Charlie Chaplin entered a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest and lost

  • wallybeavis@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    TIL - Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

    That reminds me, so is SCUBA, RADAR and MODEM…I miss the old History Channel shows, especially Modern Marvels

    SCUBA: Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (Blew my mind for some reason when I learned that)
    RADAR: Radio Detection and Ranging (I’ve watched alot of WWII documentaries)
    MODEM: Modulation Demodulation (I’ve worked in tech)