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TIL Magnification is not an attribute of the telescope as it mainly depends on the eyepiece being used. A telescope of a specific focal length will produce an image of a specific size and this cannot be changed

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M7Aja TIL the 1999 Golden Raspberry Award ("Razzie") for Worst Actress was given to Heather Donahue for her performance in The Blair Witch Project
kW4W TIL that in Iceland, the syncretism between traditional beliefs and Christianity has led some people to create tiny little churches to convert elves.
njeB TIL that the United States has attacked or “intervened” officially in 145 countries since 1890. It has also been alleged that over 40 assassination attempts have been attempted or completed to initiate regime change favorable to the USA (source in comments).
BgMoD TIL evidence of the Roman silver operation was recorded in sediment as far away in Greenland
4kM6w TIL An aboriginal man with a tomahawk was the first Australian to capture a Japanese POW during WWII. He snuck up to a downed pilot and took him to the military base on a neighboring island.