stackyFACTSCenturies before modern telescopes, meticulous Han dynasty scholars meticulously charted a massive glowing streak across the sky in 240 BC. Rather than descending into superstition, they cataloged what we now know as Halley's Comet with the tedious precision of a highly motivated accountant.
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