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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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PYGXg TIL that the Ancient Egyptians had a solar calendar with 365 days, and was a basis on which the Julian calendar was established in Rome.
Yp5G7 TIL crowd effects for the gaming arena scene in Tron: Legacy were recorded at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International. During a Tron: Legacy panel, the crowd was given instructions to chant and stomp while techs from Skywalker Sound recorded the performance.
VDoZ TIL that carrots used to be purple until the late 16th century
j4kp TIL that Mark Haub, a professor at Kansas State University, went on a “convenience store” diet which mainly consisted of Twinkies, Oreos, and Doritos to demonstrate that counting calories is what matters most in weight loss, not the nutritional value in food. He lost 27 pounds in only two months.
aAQM TIL that famed aviator, Charles Lindbergh, once recieved a Nazi medal, and that when speaking of him, Roosevelt remarked that “if I should die tomorrow, I want you to know this, I am absolutely convinced Lindbergh is a Nazi.”