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TIL this Solar Photovoltaic module was made from silicon in 1955 by Bell Labs scientists and is still functional today.

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6E89J TIL Henry "light horse harry" Lee was instrumental in helping the United States gain independence from Great Britain. His son Robert E. Lee, led the confederate forces that tried to gain independence from the United States.
LQVjv TIL the United States Bureau of Land Management released a promotional hip-hop song and music video in the 1990s.
N9P TIL there are giant stone balls scattered around Costa Rica that scientists cannot explain
D1rbe TIL of Susan Butcher, a New England girl whose only goal in life was to win the Alaskan Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race which she ultimately won 4 times with record times and became one the greatest mushers of all time
lEj1 TIL HBO passed up “The Walking Dead” because they thought it was too violent. They also passed up “Breaking Bad” and “Mad Men”