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TIL 50yrs ago the Arecibo Message was sent into space to communicate human existence to potential extraterrestrial life.

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MeNG8 TIL that during the Salem witch trials, no one was burned at stake. They were hanged, left to die in prison, or pressed.
R7Zb6 TIL that a dispute between Serbia and Kosovo back in 2018 over electricity caused numerous digital clocks across Europe to lose a minute of time.
ADyel TIL about the Montreal Protocol of 1987, which is the only environmental treaty signed by every country in the world to stop the depletion of the ozone layer. Thanks to the treaty, 98% of ozone-depleting substances have been phased out and 2 million people are saved from skin cancer each year.
8a6y8 TIL Vasectomies are reversed successfully 60-75% of the time if done within 10 years
VBlGm TIL The stirring theme from 'The Last of the Mohicans' was originally written to accompany a Loch Ness Monster museum exhibit