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TIL that each space shuttle was named after historical and influential ships of science and exploration

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7MKO TIL Daniel Tammet, an autistic savant who speaks 10 languages and has the rare capability to explain how his brain works, says numbers have shape, color, and texture. 289 is ugly, 333 attractive, and pi is beautiful.
MVnb TIL that in 1920’s the Hollywood-sign was lit by thousands of light bulbs and the guy who changed the burnt ones, lived in a little cabin near the sign.
waeM TIL that the TV series ‘Frasier’ was very influential on Seattle. Newly wealthy software millionaires asked real-estate agents for apartments with a view of the Space Needle like what Frasier Crane has. The show helped the city’s culture to change from manufacturing and grunge to what it is today.
8aM14 TIL that a $372 million dollar nuclear fusion facility in USA, using one of the most advanced and powerful magnetic mirrors at the time, was closed just a day after being constructed due to budget cuts and sat unused for a year before being formally cancelled.
ZrQD TIL that the in Japan there is an underwater mailbox. Up to 1500 letters are dropped here by divers each year.