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TIL that there's a standard way of creating false color astronomical images called the Hubble Palette

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Qm9k TIL that after the first transatlantic telegraph message, the citizens of New York were so excited that they set the City Hall on fire during the celebrations.
dD418 TIL The terms Whig and Tory originated from partisan religious divide in Great Britain. Whigs comes from Scottish Presbyterians horse thieves, while Tory was an Irish term for a Roman Catholic outlaw. They formed due to King James II/VII, the last Catholic monarch in the UK.
8PQL TIL there exists a drug, Scopolamine, that is used by criminals to turn victims into mindless zombies, doing whatever they are told to
5YZeD TIL in November 1961 an East German defector arrived in Japan. Using engineering knowledge he had gained in the GDR, he designed Suzuki's new 50cc and 125cc racers and rode them at international Grand Prix events. By October 1962, he had won Suzuki's first World Championship in the 50cc class.
vPvGj TIL The Halo Effect where attractive people will perform academic score better compare the unattractive ones; On a scale of 1 to 9, the well-written essay by the attractive author received an average of 6.7 while the unattractive author received a 5.9