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TIL that a group of amateur astronomers track down goverment spy satellites and publish the information, which is supposed to be classified.

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AJbn TIL the Orange Julius grew out of an orange juice stand opened in Los Angeles in 1926 by Julius Freed. People began lining up at the store and shouting, “Give me an Orange, Julius!” Eventually, the new drink would simply be called “the Orange Julius”.
69RJl TIL there was a 100$ bill called the superdollar which was used as counterfeit money used by various crime organizations and governments from 1998 until the at least the 2000’s
PYdpJ TIL that women in Cuba have equal constitutional rights as men in the economic, political, cultural and social fields, as well as in the family. Women hold 48.9% of the parliamentary seats in the Cuban National Assembly.
e4bk TIL in the film ‘Thank You for Smoking’, none of the characters are ever seen smoking.
nWaQB TIL that honey bees can change their mind and "un-sting" something if they haven't torn the stinger out yet