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TIL Anaxagoras was one of the first to assert that the Moon reflected sunlight and did not produce light by itself; a statement translated as “the sun induces the moon with brightness” was found in his writings.

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N7lJP TIL about the Great Stork Derby, a contest held by a Toronto financier and practical joker which bequeathed the residue of his significant estate to the woman in Toronto who could produce the most children in the decade following his death. Two women won and were each given $1.91m in today's dollars
xnkg TIL Ancient Babylonians were so serious about brewing beer that if anyone brewed a bad batch they would drown him in it as a punishment
gRA7 TIL mountains on Saturn’s moon Titan are named after mountains in Middle-Earth
GYYg4 TIL the Stenonychosaurus had a large brain, stereoscopic vision and ~thumbs.
PYPjE TIL that NYE revelers in Times Square are often locked into place for up to twelve hours and cannot move, so many of them wear adult diapers and the kids just go on the street.