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TIL People such as astronomers who spend a lot of time in dark environments prefer to use red lighting when they need just a little light. Eyes are less sensitive to red light and they are less likely to mess with the dark-adaption of our eyes

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6EaP7 TIL Garlic was called Russian penicillin during World War II because, after running out of antibiotics, the Russian government turned to this ancient treatment for its soldiers.
wp17 TIL New York tried to outlaw leaded gasoline back in the early 1920’s - before it was commonplace. However, the Federal Government sided with Big Oil, overruling the state’s decision.
OGGWa TIL King James I strongly objected to growing tobacco in the British Colonies, saying that it was "harmful to the brain [and] dangerous to the lungs" over 350 years before the US reported that smoking has negative health effects.
6Dv7 TIL that the Russian version of ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’ had to scrap the 'ask the audience’ lifeline as the audience would intentionally give the wrong answer.
O974 TIL the European Space Agency and EU are currently deploying an alternative to GPS, called “Galileo”. As well as being accurate to 1 meter, it will also have a “Search and Rescue Service”, where distress signals can be picked up from anywhere on Earth. The full system will be completed by 2019.