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TIL that the CIA operation to invade Cuba and take down Castro was called “Operation Castration”

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988D TIL there is one cheetah “Supermom” who is known to have mothered at least 10 percent of all the adult cheetahs in the southern Serengeti.
OoGvg TIL that Mother Teresa did not work to alleviate poverty, lied to donors about how contributions were spent, allowed the sick to suffer as she believed suffering was a gift from god, but opted for advanced heart treatment for herself.
LQMBV TIL The Sun can be observed with a hydrogen-alpha telescope that filters out all but one wavelength of red light. Lots of processing is necessary to see details and an image stacking program removes noise caused by Earth’s turbulent atmosphere. Astronomers call this "seeing"
LkV8v TIL In 2008, a 12-year-old boy in Florida was arrested for excessive farting in school
yVWJv TIL that there really is a three-star solar system 4 lightyears away from us, exactly as described in the Three Body Problem.