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TIL With a telescope of 13km diameter you'd be able to see the Tesla Roadster in space traveling at 13km/s.

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4kBw TIL each King in a deck of cards is based off a historical figurre
WkYrY TIL that “jay” was slang for an inexperienced fool in the early 1900s, hence the origin of the term “jaywalking”.
R7mY1 TIL of George Peter Metesky, better known as the "Mad Bomber," who terrorized New York City for 16 years in the 1940s and 1950s with explosives that he planted in theaters, terminals, libraries and offices.
loOpV TIL That Napoleon demanded a method of communication that would not require light or sound. Therefore ‘Night Writing’ was developed as a tactile military code, but proved too difficult for Napoleon’s troops to learn and was rejected. Night writing became the basis for braille.
5lMk TIL that in 1959 a psychiatrist placed 3 patients all convinced they were Jesus on the same ward for 2 years.