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TIL about Time Balls

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EggoX TiL of the existence of the "Prado" Mona Lisa, a copy of the famous work believed to have been painted by one of Da Vinci's students simultaneously as Da Vinci painted the original.
l7Vdr TIL of GRB 080319B - in a brief period in 2008, it became the furthest object ever visible to the naked eye from Earth at a distance of 7.5 billion light years. For reference, the furthest star visible to the naked eye is only 16,000 light years away
x65no TIL asphalt is over 300 degrees F when they pour it and it takes several hours to cool down
W70JL TIL that in 1972 Indiana University accredited an entire course dedicated to the study of comic books, thanks to junior student Michael Uslan who would later become responsible for bringing Tim Burton's (1989) Batman to the big screen.
MD6a TIL that bees don’t generally die when they sting. They die when they sting a human or other animal with similarly thick skin, but can sting other insects just fine.