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TIL Refracting telescopes use the original telescope design by Galileo, with two lenses in a hollow tube. They can provide a crystal clear image for observing close celestial objects like moon and planets but not good for for deep sky objects, unlike reflector telescopes

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e0105 TIL there is a musical genre called Bardcore, which contains medieval-inspired covers of pop/rock songs. Some covers are instrumental, while others contain altered versions of original lyrics to make them sound "more authentically medieval". Enjoy!
VBMBQ TIL that actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was the key person behind a WW2 water-borne deception force that created enough German uncertainty that they held back an entire German Reserve Division in Sicily at the time of the Allied landings there. Called the Beach Jumpers, also known as the "BJ factor".
dxP8 TIL that Egyptian Pharaohs were at one time required to masturbate ceremonially into the Nile River.
QNDGp TIL - In Marseille, France - there is an extremely violent drug gang called Yoda. One of their symbols is Yoda from Star Wars smoking a joint.
9wyLM TIL that the movies in the Harry Potter universe have received a total of 14 Academy Award nominations, but only one win. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them won for Best Costume Design.