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To build the world’s biggest telescope, you first need to cast, shape, and polish the world’s biggest mirrors.

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Z8agD TIL that in 2016, after 168 years of searches the infamous lost ship "Terror" was ultimately found in Terror Bay, which was named after the ship in 1910 - half a century after its disappearance. For a long time, Canada refused to look for a ship there despite numerous statements by the local tribes
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aRvJ TIL that the song “Barbie girl” by Aqua sparked a 5 year law suit between Mattel and the recording studio MCA Records, which the judge concluded with saying: “The parties are advised to chill.”
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