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TIL NASA uses the unit of milli-pirate-ninjas (around 40.55 mW) when referring to power of the Curiosity rover components

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Ywxv TIL that a woman in Long Island, NY was demoted, and then eventually fired after taking “too long” to recover from donating a kidney for her boss.
mx9Y TIL Jiddu Krishnamurti was revered as a prophet from childhood, renounced it all, and went on to speak against institutionalised religion and political parties.
OgDY TIL Emperor Napoleon III of France in an ostentatious display of wealth had a set of plates made from aluminum that was only used at state banquets by only the most important guests. Less important guests had to settle using those of gold.
6ELgw TIL that 6 nations in the EU have banned the wearing of the traditional Islamic burka (similar to hijab) mostly on grounds that it is a cultural clash.
loJrB TIL that Marie Curie invented a mobile x-ray machine for usage on the front line during WWI and taught 150 women to use them, she also believed her radiation exposure durinf this time cause her terminal illness not radium.