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TIL The maximum magnification of high-performance compound light microscope is 1000x but 2000x is the high end of the performance spectrum

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Brm9d TIL the US declared independence on July 2, 1776, two days before the Declaration of Independence was adopted
778r TIL China & Nepal disagreed over the height of Mount Everest. Nepal wanted to include the height of the snow on the summit, and China only wanted to state the height of the rock. They argued for 5 years. It was a 4m difference.
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