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TIL a man sued his wife for being ugly and won

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JYmRV TIL That we only get to see a prehistoric image of the universe. When we look up, we are looking at some 13 billion years into the past because light takes time to travel
WMKo TIL that the US Gov’t took the land on which Mt Rushmore was built from the Sioux nation, and developed Mt. Rushmore on sacred Sioux grounds without any compensation. The US Gov’t has offered over 1 Billion Dollars in compensation, but the Sioux refuse to take it, saying the land was never for sale.
jNm7p TIL the oil pipeline shutdown in the spring due to ransomware was by the owner - not the attackers. The ransomware affected Colonial's billing system and the owner decided to shut-off the oil so he wouldn't lose money.
5YpBk TIL that the creators of Superman were inspired by the story of the golem, a Jewish tale about a superhuman protector made of clay created to protect the Jews of Prague from the pogroms
WkPxA TIL French king Louis Philippe I lived over the Union Oyster House in Boston for a while during his twenties, and the House is still standing as Boston's oldest restaurant.