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TIL a neutrino could pass through a lightyear of lead before it has a 50% chance of hitting a lead atom.

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wLRV1 TIL At age 24, George Ellery Hale revolutionized solar observations with his invention of the spectroheliograph, making it possible to photograph the sun's prominences in full daylight. A spectroheliograph can tune-in to gases such as hydrogen and calcium, and photograph specific solar details
jNolN TIL there is an object in the asteroid belt named after Moomintroll, the illustrated character created by Swedish-speaking Finnish illustrator Tove Jansson.
v1krK TIL that there were 17 natural nuclear reactors in Gabon.
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