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TIL calling someone a patriot was an insult until the American Revolution

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W7GWN TIL that on June 15, 2018, Stephen Hawking’s ashes were interred in Westminster Abbey between Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin. During the ceremony, the European Space Agency honored him by beaming a recording of his voice toward the nearest known black hole, which will take 3,500 years to arrive.
GAy81 TIL the male common rain frog is much smaller than his female counterpart so they mutually secrete a glue like substance to hold them together for reproduction. This glue can hold them together for days to months.
ANan4 TIL 65% of children in Singapore are near sighted but some parents reported that after letting their children play outside regularly, it resulted in them having perfect vision
Br5Bd TIL that Lucille Ball had to testify before the House Committee because she was suspected of being communist. This was during the height of McCarthyism.
j6yYR TIL The last incarnation of the Fiat 500 (1972—1975) was the R model ... the fuel gauge was omitted and only the low fuel indicator remained.