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TIL The James Webb telescope, the sucessor to the Hubble, was due to launch in 2007 with a $500mil budget. It is now due to launch October 2021 with a cost of $10+billion.

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9wvE7 TIL that anyone who wishes to join the French Foreign Legion must do anonymously under an assumed name. After one year of service, the recruit may choose to officially give the legion their real name.
YQJZ TIL that a woman who marries a prince will almost always become a princess, but a man who marries a princess will almost never become a prince.
AB TIL that the same guy plays Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, and has done since 1969. He’s still puppeteering both at 78.
d8wL8 TIL that New Zealand was one of the colonies asked to join in the creation of the Commonwealth of Australia. New Zealand did not join in part due to fears of discrimination against the Māori people. In response, in 1902 Australia gave Māoris the right to vote, 65 years before the Aboriginal people.
mxYgY TIL The Real McCoy was Elijah McCoy. He invented a lubricating cup for Trains that allowed them to be oiled without stopping. Owners of the device called them the real McCoy