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TIL NASA images the dark side of the moon only twice a year as the moon passes between Earth and the DSCOVR space craft.

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GAJk4 TIL that in Japan in 1980s, you could buy computer parts at cheap prices from shopping arcades and have them made into computers
vRyB TIL rats are capable of laughing.
mByY TIL of “Fan Death”, a well known myth in South Korean culture, that running an electric fan in a closed room with unopened or no windows can lead to death. Despite no concrete evidence to support the concept, fan death persists due to its popularity as an urban myth or superstition.
kJok1 TIL that this brief interview in the 1950s educational series "Youth Wants to Know" is the only known surviving video footage of the renowned mathematician John Von Neumann.
rDMo TIL The Atari 2600 was so popular, it was not discontinued until 1992 - years after its own successors, the 5200 and the 7800, died off. Its 15 year official lifespan is the longest of any console.