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TIL that the emperor Caligula exploited his descent from both Augustus and Mark Antony as a pretext to punish a senator for commemorating the victory of the former over the latter at the Battle of Actium

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d8VoB TIL that the discovery of elements 95 and 96 (americium and curium) was first announced by physicist Glenn Seaborg on the children’s radio show Quiz Kids, in response to one of the children asking whether any new elements had been discovered at the Metallurgical Laboratory in Chicago during the war
VmPB TIL the AUDIO_TS folder on a DVD does not contain a film’s audio files and was added for potential DVD audio discs that would replace CDs. It never took off.
kJGKg TIL that all the stars we see at night with outs eyes, binoculars and telescope are just from our galaxy.
7JAb TIL the Vietnamese dong has the dubious distinction of the second worst rate of exchange. $1 USD = $21,475 Dong
5Y0Gn TIL There is a Scottish tartan designed for Mars exploration. It was officially registered in 2016 to be worn during Mars science, exploration and outreach activities.