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TIL Facebook engineers originally wanted to call the “Like” button the “Awesome” button.

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mMDp TIL that the Pillars of Creation were destroyed 6000 years ago, and in images of the Pillars the supernova suspected of destroying them is clearly visible in the background.
ANrVw TIL the Great Pyramid of Giza is not the one with the ‘cap’, but rather the one behind it in most pictures. There is only a 6ft/2m height difference between the two.
8R6V TIL Turritopsis nutricula, a jellyfish, has the capability of eternal life by reversing its immaturity. Scientific research currently has no discovered estimated life span.
OoWL1 TIL The color purple is a non-spectral color. Meaning it is always a combination of two different wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.
7DRP TIL the familiar ‘valentine’ logo at the beginning and ending of 'I Love Lucy’ wasn’t added until the show went into syndication. The show was originally sponsored by Philip Morris, and began with Lucy and Ricky dancing around a huge pack of cigarettes.