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TIL that the James Webb Space Telescope can detect the heat signature of a bumblebee at the distance of the moon

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Brrxr TIL About Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation which is a technology allow the use of small magnets to stimulate brain centers treating various mental ailments.
8Bl4 TIL Louis C.K.’s initials C & K, aren’t actually initials. His real last name is Székely, but it is really pronounced See-Kay, so he changed his name to Louis C.K. to make it easier for people to say.
QvlX TIL North Korea runs a multi-billion dollar crime syndicate called Bureau 39 that commits illegal activities throughout the world
AY9o TIL the United States was secretly listening in as Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov burned alive on reentry, crying in rage at the Engineers who designed and built his faulty space capsule.
78meP TIL compostable plastic is only compostable in an industrial or commercial facility