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TIL 50% of Canadians Live South of The Red Line

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epR7b TIL Zurich's historic Semper Observatory showcases around 300 measuring instruments, sundials, astrolabes, and the telescope that astronomer Rudolf Wolf used to count sunspots. Wolf was a pioneer in the topic of sunspot research
Ny1P TIL that a group of artists built a secret 750 square foot studio apartment in a parking lot of a Providence, RI mall which wasn’t discovered until 4 years later.
v1P1D TIL that Ivanpah, a solar electric generating system inadvertently created a solar death ray and has killed a lot of birds.
Z8rAY TIL Rockapella, the a cappella group featured in the gameshow Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego, is still making music. While there has been turnover in the members, they are still touring.
7anb TIL That “101 Dalmatians” and “Peter Pan” are the only two Disney movies where both parents are present and don’t eventually die.