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TIL that the Hubble Telescope can read newspaper print from 1 mile away.

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1aByW TIL that banknotes were invented by Chinese in the 6th century for replacing coins as burial money. They started using it as currency in 812. The oldest conserved banknote is called "Kuan", made of mulberry tree bark, and dates from 1375.
GKgj TIL 350 slices of pizza are consumed each second in USA
Y7pEB TIL Heinz speed test their Tomato Ketchup. Any that pour faster than 0.28mph are rejected
PwBE TIL a West Virginia man was charged with Battery for farting repeatedly and fanning the gas at police officers. Charges were eventually dropped.
QvLX TIL Hungarian chemist Georgy de Hevesy dissolved Max von Laue and James Franck’s Nobel Prize medals in a highly corrosive mix of acids, aqua regia, to hide from the Nazis. After the war, he precipitated the gold out of solution and sent it to Stockholm where the medals were recast.