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TIL that Julius Caesar was never actually an emperor

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wlPM TIL some large telescopes use liquid mercury for a reflective mirror instead of glass. The rotating liquid assumes the paraboloidal shape regardless of the container’s shape and has a much lower cost than traditional glass mirrors.
R5M64 TIL the Pacific island nation of Nauru has been so damaged by phosphate mining that in 1964 Australia offered to repopulate the entire nation to Curtis Island near the Australian Coast. Nauru refused the offer in order to maintain their sovereignty and not become part of Australia.
VMQd0 TIL that only the outer layer of tree trunks are alive. The center of the trunk is technically dead but it will not decay or lose strength while the outer layers are intact. A piece of the dead core 12" long and 1" by 2" in cross section set vertically can support a weight of twenty tons.
xpMB TIL the “Stomp-stomp-clap” in Queen’s “We Will Rock You” was not part of the original song. It was added to match what the crowd did during early performances of the song.
EGMX TIL that there are still unexplored passageways in the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.