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TIL Anyone can apply to use the Hubble Space Telescope. The application process is open to worldwide competition without restrictions on nationality or academic affiliation.

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9PRm TIL that the Colonel-In-Chief of the Norwegian Royal Guard is a penguin
0Ypp TIL that the Soviet Union allowed theaters to play The Grapes of Wrath because of its depiction of the plight of the poor under capitalism, but it was later withdrawn because Russian audiences were amazed that even the poorest Americans could afford a car.
j69Gj TIL that Danionella cerebrum, a species of fish no larger than 13.5 mm and with the smallest adult volume brain of any vertebrate, is capable of producing a sound of over 140 decibels.
xAGb TIL if your property is foreclosed in Spain, you will have to work for the bank to pay off your loan.
15rP TIL more Slurpee’s have been sold in Winnipeg, Manitoba than anywhere else in the world.