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TIL a meteor had fallen in the kingdom of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, and on it someone had written “The First Emperor will die and his land will be divided.” When he heard this, he sent someone to investigate who did it, and when no one admitted, all the people living nearby the meteor were killed.
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TIL that The Griffith Observatory in Southern California puts out a “Sky Report” every month and highlights the stars that are visible, the phases of the moon, visible nebulae, and when you can watch meteor showers. Its so informative and cool and their YouTube videos only get like 500 views…
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TIL in WWII, Germany carried out only one land operation in north America, the installation of a secret weather station in Newfoundland. They scattered American cigarette packets and planted a sign saying “Canadian Meteor Service” in case anyone found it, and the site wasn’t rediscovered until 1977.
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