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TIL former Supreme Court Justice David Souter moved from a house because its structure was not sufficiently strong to hold all his books.

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W7dMY TIL at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, the opening night lights were automatically activated when the star Arcturus was detected. This star was chosen since its light takes ~40 years to arrive, so the rays landing on Earth had begun their journey ~1893, the year of Chicago's previous World's Fair
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