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TIL that there is a Scottish tartan designed for Mars exploration

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KONX9 TIL that Facebook's primary color is blue because Zuckerberg is red–green colorblind, a realization that occurred after a test undertaken around 2007
16k1W TIL that Kuboyama Aikichi, a Japanese fisherman, was the first known victim of hydrogen bomb radiation exposure. He was aboard the "Lucky Dragon No. 5" (Daigo Fukuryu Maru), a fishing boat caught in radioactive fallout from the 1954 U.S. Castle Bravo hydrogen bomb test near Bikini Atoll.
yQK68 TIL: Scientists found that it actually takes about 2,500 licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop.
x6Q41 TIL that in 1897 an Indiana physician believed he found a new mathematical proof to square the circle. He convinced a legislator to propose a bill that would declare π equal to 3.2. While Indiana could teach this proof for free, other states would need to pay a fee to teach it. The bill did not pass
9YX0p TIL that there are photosynthesizing animals - and they are already dying out :(