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TIL that a very large telescope in Chili is officially called “the Very Large Telescope.”

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0wN15 TIL of a science fiction novel by Dr. Wernher von Braun named "Project Mars: A Technical Tale". The novel, made in the late 1940s, describes Mars exploration. In this novel, Mars is inhabited by Martian civilization and the leader of the Martian government is entitled "Elon" (Chapter 24 on page 177)
6ZA8 TIL: If you started with $0.01 and doubled your money every day, it would take 27 days to become a millionaire.
awQ4N TIL "Orange" as a color was named after the fruit. Before oranges were discovered, "geoluread" (yellowred) was the English word used to describe it.
e0PD4 TIL that cousins whose parents are identical twins share 25 percent of their DNA, instead of the normal 12.5 percent. While siblings share 50 percent of their DNA, half-siblings share 25 percent. That's why, though children of identical twins are legally cousins, they are genetically half-siblings
PYggg TIL Pornhub has a branch of their network called “Pornhub Cares” where they focus on humanitarian efforts. Some of their causes are breast and testicular cancer research, planting trees, and funding student college scholarships.