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TIL anyone with internet access can help scientists classify the shape of galaxies imaged by Hubble in a citizen scientist project.

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jMop TIL NASCAR Legend Dale Earnhardt, along with many other NASCAR drivers, resisted use of the HANS device when it was introduced. The HANS was developed specifically to help prevent Basilar skull fractures common to car racing. Earnhardt later died after suffering this exact injury.
dDZ9Z TIL that science still doesn't truly understand how general anesthetics actually work despite several theories, just that they do.
JYoLm TIL Magnification is not an attribute of the telescope as it mainly depends on the eyepiece being used. A telescope of a specific focal length will produce an image of a specific size and this cannot be changed
8ev54 TIL How Kate Winslet stayed under water for over 7 minutes in the filming of Avatar 2
m1Nep TIL about the list of people scheduled to be executed in the United States