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TIL that the Hubble Telescope’s mirrors are ground so precisely that if they were scaled up to be the size of Earth, the largest bump would be 6 inches tall.

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gyQ4 TIL Joan Rivers, a regular guest host, was banned from The Tonight Show after a falling out with Johnny Carson after Rivers accepted a hosting gig on FOX. In 2014 Fallon invited her back to “Tonight”, 49 years to the day after her first appearance. She died 6 months later.
njJ9 TIL A Microsoft researcher has come up with a great algorithm to depixel pixelart.
NXAvb TIL North Korea was the first ever Asian country to reach the Quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup. During the quarterfinals, they scored 3 consecutive goals leading 3-0 for 25 minutes before conceding 5 goals and losing 3-5 to Portugal
XEGAD TIL: An 11 year old boy with 23 felonies for committing murder, arson, armed robbery, and was payed with candy he liked. He was murdered by his own fellow gang members who were 14 and 16 brothers
VLmQ TIL a Samurai became a ‘Ronin’ if he didn’t commit 'seppuku’ (ritualistic suicide) following the death of his master