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dDM4E TIL that in 2012, the National Reconnaissance Organization (NRO) gifted NASA two space telescopes with capabilities exceeding that of the Hubble telescope. For example, the telescopes have shorter focal lengths, which in turn gives them a field of view that is 100x larger than Hubble.
kWxB TIL: North Korea uses a fax machine to send threats to South Korea
m1Plv TIL that there used to be a President of the Continental Congress.
XEBBQ TIL That tears don't come out of your tear ducts but flow into them
5O5Q TIL that when the pope used to be elected, he would sit in a chair with a hole cut into it with his balls dangling from it. A young cardinal would then fondle them and declare “He has two balls, and they are well hung.” This was to ensure the pope was not a woman in disguise