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TIL a “Yellow Bellied Sapsucker” is a woodpecker not a western insult.

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7Lkp TIL that for the first time in 1,000 years, a pagan temple dedicated to both Thor and Odin, will be built in Iceland.
BrZvk TIL that JJ Thomson, a famous physicist who lived from 1856-1940 and who was known for identifying the electron as a discreet particle (for which he won a Nobel Prize), was such an amazing teacher that 9 of his students also won the Nobel Prize across multiple fields.
rMx1 TIL 12 attoseconds is currently the shortest measurable amount of time… one attosecond is the time it takes for a beam of light to travel from one hydrogen atom to another.
QNdnM TIL of The Colossus of Prora, a 2.8 mi / 4.5 km long building complex on the island of Rügen, built by Nazi Germany between 1936 and 1939
R7rDj TIL Taco Bell provides tortillas for NASA to use in lieu of bread, which cause problems due to crumbs getting caught in instruments - these Taco Bell tortillas are ideal due to their long shelf life