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TIL in 2013, astronaut Chris Hadfield took a picture of Berlin at night from the International Space Station which showed the division between the former east and west through its streetlights. East Berlin looks orange due to sodium vapor lamps while West Berlin looks white due to fluorescent lamps.

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ADjxw TIL that 401ks are designed to supplement traditional pensions not replace them and they place greater investment risk on the employee than the employer
Wk6RN TIL that a morning-sickness drug, Thalidomide, was mass-prescribed in the 1950s, resulting in thousands of deformed children being born in the 50-60s. Most were born with ‘flippers’ (some starring in American Horror Story as characters)
JYwGQ TIL of the killing of Joey Stompanato who was a bodyguard and mafia enforcer for Mickey Cohen. He dated actress Lana Turner who he physically abused. On April 4th, 1958 after threatening the life of Turner, her mother, and daughter he was stabbed to death by Turner's 14 year old daughter.
mxABo TIL of the Cotard's syndrome in which the affected person holds the delusional belief that they are dead, denies their own existence, the existence of a certain body part, or the existence of a portion of their body.
KOj4a TIL The first cat in space was a black and white stray named Félicette. She travelled on a French rocket Veronique and stayed 15 minutes in space. She returned safely home, before being euthanized by scientists to research the brain's activity after travelling to space.