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TIL Some organisms besides humans have passed the mirror test which scientists say suggests they have "self-awareness".

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NblE TIL Henrietta Leavitt discovered how to measure astronomical distances to stars and nebula (now known to be other galaxies). Her research allowed her employer, Edwin Hubble to later discover the expanding universe. He often stated she deserved a Nobel Prize for her work.
5YOKB TIL that when Nikita Khrushchev visited the United States he made 2 requests: to visit Disneyland and meet John Wayne
W79L4 TIL that on May 1, 2014, the stock exchange was fined $4.5 million by the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle charges that it had violated market rules
jNWXn TIL Legend says Alexander the Great used an ancient submarine "bathysphere" to survey the underwater sea. What he saw horrified him: "the world is damned and lost".
Rll8 TIL the NOFX song “She’s Nubs” about an armless, legless punk rock fan is based on a real girl the singer met. She loves the song and does, in fact, have legs.