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TIL: Queen Elizabeth actually had to send her golden Wii back because of a security rule about unsolicited gifts

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x6kJ7 TIL James Nasmyth discovered fine scale solar features, which he painted in detail and called 'willow-leaf-shaped objects in 1860. Now known as solar granulation, their existence was disputed for many years
lL6K TIL it’s possible for amateur radio operators to call the ISS and even get a response from an off duty astronaut
B4VD TIL that in 1913 the first practical thermal solar ‘power plant’ was built in Egypt, it generated power using polished steel to focus the sunlight. Unfortunatly WW1 broke out and the power plant was abandoned due to conflict in the area and oil became a much more attractive energy source.
yQxP8 TIL Alcohol can actually be "smoked" -- or, more accurately, vaped -- so you can get drunk through your lungs, instead of the mouth or booty.
8egjG TIL that in Telangana, India, a government school remains open to serve just one student—a young girl who attends classes all by herself.