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TIL There is a network of powerful telescopes which is privately owned.

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jNLWR TIL The US government has been using Native American land for nuclear waste, mining, and testing for decades.
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4Qg6 TIL Your eye’s pupil got its name from Latin “Pupilla”, which means little doll. Because that’s what you see when you look into someones pupil, the little doll version of yourself.