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TIL that we can observe more than just one side of the Moon from Earth. About 59% of the surface is visible due to Moon’s slight wavering. It's called libration.

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wLjy7 TIL In the Chinese stock market red means up and green means down because red is a lucky color in Chinese culture
jn4n TIL lab researchers have been able to manipulate specific memories using beams of laser light, creating, deleting, and altering emotional content: positive memories have been rendered negative and vice-versa.
kOOV5 TIL: The French government states that fatherhood is determined by society, rather than biology. As such paternity testing is regulated by the state and only allowed in certain cases.
AKo4 TIL one reason menus list a very expensive wine or specialty food item is to make everything else on the menu seem more reasonable, causing diners to spend more than they normally would.
vx5x TIL that Nazi Germany stockpiled huge quantities of nerve gas during World War II. It was ultimately never used, since Hitler was told (incorrectly) that the Allies had their own supply of nerve agents.