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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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yQrkv [TIL] Of Nicholas Berkeley Mason, the drummer for and only Pink Floyd member to have been featured on all of their studio albums, and also the only constant member of the band since its formation in 1965.
YpRG7 TIL Because of the Italian Mafia 75-80% of Extra Virgin Olive Oil in the US Doesn't Meet the Legal Grade for Extra Virgin
rNkA4 TIL that in 2006 a Panera that had a clause in their lease with White City Shopping Center in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts that prevented other sandwich shops from opening in said shopping center tried to sue in order to prevent a Qdoba Mexican Grill from opening in the same shopping center.
0dEKR TIL: Buzz Aldrin's mom's maiden name was "Moon".
6E6xm TIL that on October 8, 1871, three of the worst fires in American history began. The Great Chicago Fire displaced 100,000, the Great Michigan fire burned 2.5 million acres of forest, and the Peshtigo fire remains America's deadliest with 1200-2500 killed.