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TIL that Japan is working on wooden satellites that can cleanly burn up without leaving debris when they re-enter the atmosphere.

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Y7MoP TIL The total solar eclipse of April 9, 2043 is very unusual in that it is "Non-Central" and does not have a central line nor a northern path limit. Instead , over half of the umbral shadow falls off into space throughout the eclipse
R7Mjj TIL the taunting Frenchman in Monty Python and the Holy Grail was historically accurate. John Cleese had the idea after reading in a history book about mediaeval soldiers whose sole purpose were to launch insults against enemy soldiers prior to battle.
We5N TIL that Superman was originally incapable of flying in the 1940s; hence the phrase “Able to LEAP tall buildings in a single bound.” The animators of Superman’s first cartoon thought it looked silly, so they requested, and were granted, permission to give him the ability of flight.
VM6oQ TIL that a cat was arrested by the Thai police for breaking quarantine regulations.
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