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TIL bananas are actually used for scale… for measuring radioactivity

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E1jwV TIL that millisecond pulsars are stars that complete at least one full rotation in less than 10 milliseconds. The fastest spinning pulsar rotates 716 times per second, and is as consistent in its rotation as an atomic clock when measured across decades
yaAM TIL the top 1% of bands and solo artists earn 77% of all revenue from recorded music.
E14o TIL There are more black people under correctional control (prison, jail, parole, probation) today, than were enslaved in 1850
YAw7 TIL that a hemorrhoid cream company once tried unsuccessfully to use Johnny Cash’s ‘Ring of Fire’ in a commercial.
0wewN TIL so-called "Son of Sam" laws are designed so that criminals are unable to take advantage of the notoriety of their crimes. Such laws often authorize the state to seize money earned from deals such as book/movie biographies and paid interviews and use it to compensate the criminal's victims.