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TIL the radio observatory that detected "The Wow! Signal" was dismantled to build a golf course.

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NXn4b TIL: In the Zhou dynasty, it is believed the ruling class had excess "de" and so needed a large number of female partners or else the "DE" turns into malevolent "gui". They have special court ladies, the "nu shi" to ensure they sleep with women in the right order and amount.
lKj5 TIL George Clooney suffered from Bell’s Palsy while he was in middle school. It only lasted for a year, but he was relentlessly harassed and heckled by his classmates.
aw0pb TIL A solar plant in the Mojave Desert generates so much heat it incinerates birds in mid flight
rR1eM TIL that when Coolio was asked to work on the soundtrack for “Dangerous Minds”, Stevie Wonder allowed him to use the instrumental and chorus samples from his song “Pastime Paradise” only if Coolio agreed to not include any profanity. Coolio said yes and the masterpiece “Gangstas Paradise” was born.
J1Bem TIL about Thesmophoria, an ancient Greek festival in honor of the harvest goddess, Demeter. It was restricted to adult women and the rites were kept secret.