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TIL that scientists use particle accelerators brighter than the sun to understand how plant roots can grow through hard ground, helping to engineer drought-resistant crops

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epDBg TIL The eastern most point of Greece is further east than Istanbul
neLPY TIL there is an Indian shot-for-shot remake of 24
6JwQ TIL There’s a tree that owns itself, and cannot be legally tore down for urban development
LQAG0 TIL an innovative satellite launched in 1962, Telstar 1, was accidentally damaged beyond use by Cold War nuclear bombs. After transmitting the first TV and phone signals and images from space, it broke down due to damage from Soviet & American nuclear tests, but still orbits the earth today.
6EEDY TIL the revolutionary Sega Model 2 arcade system used 3D texture mapping directly licensed from Lockheed Martin, which had developed the technology for use in military flight simulators