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TIL During the American Revolutionary War the French had to defend their trading posts from the British since French allied themselves with the American colonists revolting against the British Empire, forcing Indians to fight amongst each other in India in a civil war over the trading posts.
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TIL after a disastrous flaw and costly repairs to the Hubble telescope dented public trust, Bob Williams was called crazy to bet his job and 10 precious days for observing “nothing” near the Big Dipper. The result was revolutionary beyond imagination, the first Hubble Deep Field photo
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TIL Prior to Uncle Sam, the British character Brother Jonathon symbolized the independent American people after the Revolutionary War. However, Brother Jonathon faded into the figure of Uncle Sam whose likeness to Lincoln and being made in America likely contributed to his longevity.
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TIL that American nuclear physicist Edward Condon was targeted by the House Un-American Activities Committee for being at the forefront of the “revolutionary movement” of quantum mechanics. Condon responded that he believed in scientific advancements and didn’t ask if they were made by Communists.
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