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TIL the Event Horizon Telescope not only took the first photos of a black hole, it’s powerful enough to count the stitches on a baseball 8,000 miles away.

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4kbNw TIL that those "raw" cashews you buy at the store aren't really raw! Truly raw cashews contain urushiol, the same stuff that makes poison ivy so irritating. To make them safe to eat, cashews are steamed, roasted, or boiled to remove the urushiol.
jNmrM TIL an American Heart Association study found that not only did fish oil medication not reduce the risk of cardiac events, but also increased the risk of atrial fibrillation
jpMX TIL: Cocaine raises dopamine levels by 250%, compared to 100% from sex and 50% from food.
1a1y8 TIL when the Autocar car magazine was founded in 1895, there were only six or seven cars on the roads of the UK, its home country.
4XaQJ TIL That H. R. Giger's Name Is Pronounced Geegur Not Gaigur