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TIL The Department of Energy sells rare isotopes online

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JKXm TIL a man sold all his possessions including his clothes, went to Las Vegas and bet the whole lot ($136,000) on a single game of roulette with 50/50 odds, and won.
M77RW TIL that sunsets on Mars are blue
pYAKN TIL author Maya Angelou was a friend of Martin Luther King Jr. King was assassinated on her 40th birthday. For many years after she didn't celebrate her birthday only marking the occasion by reaching out to King's widow.
7rXYp TIL the music genre “shoegaze” got its name from British critics mocking the musicians always looking down at their shoes while playing instead of the audience. In reality, the musicians had to focus on the numerous music effect pedals in their playlist.
6EyeJ TIL the Artugrul from turkish akes place in the 13th century, and put the Kayi flags all over the world