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TIL the first photos that came back from Hubble were blurry and to fix that NASA gave it a new prescription lens

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xkd7 TIL The first time a Navajo baby laughs, the family throws a party. The person who made the baby laugh provides the food.
oRGwK TIL the UK is one of the few countries to allow retroactive laws
oRo1o TIL that when singer Janis Ian's non-sexual relationship with her female chaperone was misconstrued as sexual, a comedian made it his business to try to blacklist her from television due to her supposed sexuality. At the time she had only been kissed once, by a boy. That comedian? Bill Cosby.
rRKxw TIL celery was a very popular food in the 1800s through early 1900s. It was the third most popular menu ingredient in New York City restaurants, behind coffee and tea. Celery cost more than caviar because it was so hard to cultivate in those days.
AXrB TIL Undercover cops in England had children with the political activists they were spying on