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TIL the photons harnessed for solar energy are the same ones responsible for skin cancer.

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69M77 TIL Bakhtiyar Khilji, the Muslim general who invaded and destroyed the ancient university and library of Nalanda (india) in 1193 it took 3 consecutive month's for 9 million books to burn
NAYM TIL that in 2008 Detroit police used SWAT tactics to raid a party at an art museum. Guns drawn, they forced everyone to the floor before searching every attendee and confiscating over 40 vehicles… all because the museum didn’t have the right alcohol permit.
d8dkj TIL that Americans spend more time watching other people on television cook than they do cooking themselves.
woGn7 TIL The first song to use guitar distortion was Rocket 88 by Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm in 1951. Their amplifier had been damaged and they tried to fix it by stuffing it with newspaper, which gave it a distorted sound. The band were pleased with the sound and decided to keep it on the song.
YZ7G TIL As First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt allowed only female journalists at her press conferences, ensuring that newspapers would have to hire women.