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TIL a man has invented a machine to convert plastic back into oil

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awab0 TIL about the solar storm of 2012, where a wave of charged plasma particles ejected from the sun narrowly missed Earth. Had it hit, the geomagnetic disturbance would have caused global damage to electronic systems with costs estimated in the trillions
4QR TIL That a Nanometer is about the distance a beard hair grows in the time it takes you to raise the razor to your face
vBDL TIL a painting bought by a priest for £400 was revealed on Antiques Roadshow UK to be the work of the 17th Century master Sir Anthony Van Dyck, worth £400,000. The priest was happy to have the extra money to buy new church bells.
dyZZ TIL When Eleanor Roosevelt married her cousin (and future President) Franklin D. Roosevelt, she didn’t have to change her last name. And she was given away by her Uncle, (President) Theodore Roosevelt.
GwoG TIL J.K. Rowling lost her billionaire status because she donated so much of her money to charity