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TIL: the first "Earthrise" photo was black and white. Taken before the famous color picture

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DZwV TIL that in 1987 two Brazilian men looking for scrap, unknowinlgy stole a teletherapy unit, along with the highly radioactive Caesium 137 in it, took it home and tried to dismantle it, directly killing 4 and contaminating 250 people in their wake.
Oy46 TIL Dr. Seuss once wrote a satire against the antisemitism that happened in Germany. It is still read by many children obliviously to this day.
oBMvE TIL The most expensive domain name ever sold was www.business.com sold for a whopping 345 million USD
oB44R TIL Australia has the highest cigarette tax rates in the world, with a 12.5% yearly excise being applied since 2010. This will continue until 2020, when the average packet of cigarettes is projected cost about AU$40 (USD$30). This compares to about $6-8 in the US and the EU.
mbrY TIL Catholic and Protestant areas in Northern Ireland are still separated by walls up to 25 feet tall called “peace lines”