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TIL that Reuters was founded by Paul Reuters, who in 1848 established a route of carrier pigeons to transmit information about stock news that was faster than the postal trains of the time.

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QJ6yd TIL that German virologist Christian Drosten discovered SARS-CoV in 2003 and developed a test for the virus. His research group also developed a test for MERS-CoV in 2012. He then went on to develop a test for SARS-CoV-2 and made it available worldwide on the internet in January 2020.
6E01Q TIL, Rasputin (born a peasant in Russia, but became a holy preacher) didn't die when his wine was poisoned. He also predicted that the entire imperial family would be killed by Russian people if he were killed by government officials (which became true when they were killed during Russian Revolution
LQXjm TIL: The Mayflower Was Headed for Virginia But Was Blown Off Course
kXx4 TIL there is only one disco ball manufacturer in the entire United States. And it’s in Kentucky. And it’s owned by Yolanda.
p8VDN TIL of the 2009 Satellite Collision: the first time two satellites collided at hypervelocity