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TIL Eminem was so severely bullied in public school that his mother sued the local school board for “failing to sufficiently protect her child”

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pYnYO TIL eVscope users have the ability to participate in Citizen Science efforts led by the SETI Institute. The smart telescope technology (4.5 inch reflector) is sensitive enough to image the transit of exoplanets and the occultation of a star by a Trojan Asteroid
OGYL7 TIL that wasps are carnivores. They typically eat other bugs but will also eat cooked meat and chicken
kJVr1 TIL that the iconic 1962 crossover sequel 'King Kong vs Godzilla' was originally pitched as a showdown between King Kong and Frankenstein's Monster (briefly renamed "the Ginko" and then "Prometheus" in the mistaken belief that Universal owned the rights to the name "Frankenstein")
5YJyB TIL Opossums kill 5500 ticks every week
oEl8 TIL Santa Monica, CA, has passed the world’s first net zero construction ordinance. Beginning this year, all new single family homes built within city limits will be required to generate at least as much energy as they use.