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TIL that researchers from Aalto University in Finland have successfully tested quantum teleportation of macroscopic objects

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OGklL TIL that Christians, Muslims, and Jews have all used roughly the same word for God due to the closeness of their cultures. Jesus of Nazareth would have called God "Elah," in Hebrew "Elohim," and later, Islam would call God "Allah."
6e78 TIL former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle drilled a hole in the front of his safety helmet and installed cigarette lighters in his race cars in the 80’s and 90’s so that he could smoke while racing. NASCAR permitted it during caution periods of races.
49Qa TIL: Detroit gave Saddam Hussein a key to the city this day 35 years ago
1aXyd TIL Galileo used a crude refracting telescope. His initial version only magnified 8x but was soon refined to 20x magnification. The main problem with his telescopes was their very narrow field of view, typically about half the width of the Moon
XEeAP TIL that 1/3 of JFK's secret service staff were hungover on the day of his assassination.