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TIL we understand how gravity works, but we still don't know why it works

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kJ145 TIL Common Smoke detectors in Russia use weapons grade Plutonium-239 for the source.
e0074 TIL that the famous Disney signature you see at the beginning of the movies is not Walt Disney’s actual signature, it was made by Disney Co.’s marketing team in the 80’s- years after Disney’s death.
oBg97 TIL That the Roman Emperor Nero, in his last moments, paced around saying "What an artist the world is losing" over and over again and was so petrified of dying, that he asked one of his companion to set an example by killing himself first.
KOXyB TIL: In Costa Rica, a sea turtle conservation organization is exposing sea turtle egg poachers by placing fake sea turtle eggs on the beach, with GPS trackers imbedded inside the eggs to reveal the location of whoever takes them.
DEbr TIL a man was able to steal $10 million because bank employees kept an important code on a post-it on the wall.