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TIL That NASA Plans to Build A Radio Telescope on the Far Side of the Moon by the 2030s.

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9mP7 TIL Over 2,000 historic Armenian sites were purposely destroyed by the Turkish state between 1923 and 1974; this happened during Turkey’s so-called “secular” era. In addition, a lot of literature was lost: Turks used paper from science books to wrap cheese and dates in the bazaars.
D1GYD TIL that 5 states and union territories in India have a prohibition of alcohol.
kJYX5 TIL Canon, written in the 17th Century by Johann Pachelbel, is well-known music often played at weddings and Christmas. But it was forgotten after it was written and languished in obscurity for centuries. It wasn't published until 1919; wasn't recorded until 1940; was virtually unknown until 1968.
rR6WM TIL that November 9th is often called the 'Day of Fate' in German history - Robert Blum's death in 1848, Kaiser Wilhelm's abdication in 1918, Einstein's Nobel Prize win in 1922, the Munich Putsch in 1923, Kristallnacht in 1938 and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 all occurred on the same date.
MeGlb TIL That Mark Zuckerberg and Other Facebook Founders Are Called "Accidental Billionaires" Because Never Intended to Change the World; Rather, They Only Wanted to Meet "Some Girls!"