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TIL In a dark location, many galaxies beyond the Milky Way can be seen through a telescope with aperture of 3.1 inches. But from a suburban backyard, the telescope needs to be 6 to 8 inches to view these same galaxies

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8e7D4 TIL Despite his popularity in the west, Kublai Khan is not as popular in Mongolia as his brother Ariq Böke. While Kublai ruled by adopting Chinese principles and ruled from a Chinese palace, Ariq Böke re-embraced Mongolian culture and ruled briefly from a yurt.
x6NL7 TIL about Earthquake Lights, phenomenon where before, during, or after exceptionally powerful earthquakes, lights can appear in the sky
Ego7W TIL 7.5 percent of each US domestic airline ticket price goes to federal tax
475 TIL there is a rabbit that can grow to the size of a dog
8adxG TIL Foreign accent syndrome is an extremely rare condition which makes someone beginner to fluent in a language after you wake up from Coma!