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TIL Olympic Gold Medals are Actually made of Silver. 1912 was the last Olympics to hand out solid gold medals. Today's gold medals are 92.5% silver.

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OGEpg 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
gMPa7 TIL hundreds of love letters between two gay World War II soldiers were found and are being made into a book. In one, one of them wrote, “Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all our letters could be published in the future in a more enlightened time. Then all the world could see how in love we are.”
nelJ7 TIL that the taste, color, and texture of natural honey is based on where bees get their pollen and nectar. Univarietal honey, such as blueberry honey, is created by placing a hive within about a 3 mile radius of where there is an abundance of one type of plant blooming.
nWBGb TIL that the first heartbeat in zebrafish embryos begins abruptly and in sync across all heart cells, a process likened to an army starting to march in perfect unison without prior practice.
8ekYP TIL that Inca Ruins in Sacsayhuamán - Peru was built in 14th Century with Limestone blocks those weight vary from 128 to 200 tonnes. These stones were moved from an estimated 22 miles away. Stones are so precisely spaced that a single piece of paper will still not fit between many of the them.