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TIL that Scientists in India have made a breakthrough with the Aditya-L1 solar observation mission, using the Velc instrument to estimate the start of coronal mass ejections. This discovery enhances space weather prediction, crucial for protecting power grids and satellites. The mission provides con

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QNKPE TIL that the official Canadian keyboard layout (CSA) has a snow mode. The key is equivalent to Control key in other layouts.
woAMY TIL that the Japanese invaded India during WWII
VBgym TIL that the dummy text Lorem Ipsum is a corrupted version of an excerpt from an ethics treatise authored by Cicero.
DQvVp TIL Henry Heimlich (who gave his name to the manoeuvre) advocated Malariotherapy; the deliberate infection of a person with benign malaria to treat ailments such as cancer, Lyme disease and HIV. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention consider the practice "atrocious".
aRw9 Til I learned that theres a group in germany called Prevention Project Dunkelfeld that gives clinical and support services to Peadophiles that haven’t offended and want to control their sexual urges.