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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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yPoJ TIL More West Point graduates have been presidents of foreign countries than the United States
Pd1G TIL over 60 percent of Chinese consumers also say that they are willing to pay more for products labeled “Made in USA” than for those labeled “Made in China”.
yVrel TIL that the famous plane hijacker known as D. B. Cooper was jokingly asked by a flight attendant on duty during the hijacking if he would give her some of his ransom money. He happily offered her some, but she declined citing the airline's policy against accepting tips from passengers.
78Nbp TIL The Earth's North and South Poles are long overdue a flip where North Pole and South Pole switch, since the 1990's the North Pole has been drifting by more double the amount previously.
LQm4m TIL that the best guess for the next "civilization-threatening" volcanic eruption is around 17,000 years from now. This will eject 1 teratonne(1 trillion tonnes) of pyroclastic material.