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TIL that powerful jets of high-energy particles created by supermassive black holes must be pointed at Earth to be called a Blazar

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dxXZ TIL that the phrase “You’ve got guts” originated from the American Civil War era during which over 211,000 soldiers were diagnosed with chronic diarrhea. Because of its frequency, the expression arose that a man “had to have good guts to be a good soldier.”
8ay78 TIL the same guy that charted with "It Never Rains in Southern California" also wrote "The Air That I Breathe" for The Hollies, "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" for Julio Iglesias/Willie Nelson, and "When I Need You" by Leo Sayer as well as the novelty hit "Gimme Dat Ding' for the Pip
ADVlw TIL that the USA has 12 cities/towns named after Amsterdam, 7 named after Madrid, 5 named after Milan, 5 named after Paris, 4 named after Venice, and 4 named after Vienna
GYEp7 TIL that Makhnovia was an anarchist stateless territory lasted four years in the present day Ukraine. Their motto was: "Power begets parasites. Long live Anarchy!"
rRNye TIL Fred Rogers found "Mister Robinson's Neighborhood," the SNL parody of his own show, to be amusing and affectionate.