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TIL that the first color photograph was of a tartan ribbon, it was taken in 1861

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m1V4P TIL that in Norway, if you publish a book the government will buy 1000 copies and distribute them to libraries
1Mj7 TIL microwaves can’t actually melt ice (explaining why defrosting is so slow)
w471 TIL that there exists areas where self-sustaining nuclear fission has occurred naturally, essentially a natural “nuclear reactor”
lo9Pr TIL Mother Teresa encouraged members of her order to secretly baptise dying patients, without regard to the individual's religion. A former member of the MOC, writes that "Sisters were to ask each person in danger whether they want a 'ticket to heaven' to lure them for consent and then baptize them.
XEb7r TIL hurricanes can collide into a phenomenon called the Fujiwhara Effect. At 900 miles, the two cyclones begin to orbit up until they reach 190 miles of each other, which is the moment when they'll then merge and the two storms turn into a single giant one.