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TIL there’s a unknown object in the nearby galaxy m82 that started sending out radio waves and the emission does not look like anything seen anywhere in the universe before

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kJGQB TIL of Cape Disappointment in South Georgia, discovered by an expedition led by Captain Cook who named it so after realizing that he had discovered an island and not a continent
XEp66 TIL the artist Camille Corot is one of the most forged artists ever. He had a lazy attitude towards copies. He would sign replicas and even loan his works to professional copiers. Efforts to stop this by publicizing his art backfired, when forgers used the catalogues as guides to refine their fakes.
8MJZ TIL that Mahi-mahi stay with their mate and if one of the pair is caught, the partner stays in the same location awaiting its mate to reappear.
KY8lw TIL that Douglas Spedden, the subject of a famous photo taken on the Titanic’s deck, survived the sinking, but went on to die at the age of nine during a car crash.
QWoM TIL that Snoop Lion has created a community gardening project called “Mind Gardens” to provide fruits and vegetables to children worldwide.