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Today I learned the speed of light is approximately 1.0 feet/nanosecond

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78QQX TIL there was a time when 6 geologists were convicted of manslaughter for failing to predict a deadly earthquake in Italy in 2009. They were later exonerated but faced high levels of shame from the general public afterwards.
5eEB TIL The Thuggee cult (from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom) was a real cult of assassins that worshipped Kali
M7JA TIL The assassination of Julius Caesar had the exact opposite of its intended effect. He was killed by Senators upset with him declaring himself dictator and eroding the Republic. But he was so popular his death caused rioting, Civil War, and the permanent installation of an Emperor.
8aom8 TIL Russia has a system of inland waterways linking its northern ports on the Baltic Sea and Arctic Sea to the Black Sea. Called the Unified Deep Water System of European Russia
dDedK TIL The world's earliest known fossilised forest is in Minehead, UK. Recently discovered, it is four million years older than the previous record holder (New York State)