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

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nGMo TIL half of the US population lives in 9 states (CA, TX, FL, NY, IL, PA, OH, GA, NC)
1a9md TIL of the Latin phrase "Damnatio memoriae" meaning "condemnation of memory", indicating that a person is to be excluded from official accounts, including the destruction of depictions, the removal of names from inscriptions and documents, and even large-scale rewritings of history.
X0pmQ TIL Repeated exposure to their partners sperm can reduce pregnancy complications in women
oB0W8 TIL about Edith Sampson, who in 1950 became the first African-American to represent the U.S. at the United Nations. She later became the first Black U.S. representative to NATO and became the first Black woman to be elected judge in the state of Illinois.
KY8X6 TIL that "Smells like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana was named after a deodorant for teen girls