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TIL the Big Bang theory was initially controversial and met with skepticism for seemingly supporting religious ideas that the universe has a beginning

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BrbGL TIL the UK's per capita income is closer to that of Russia than that of the United States.
OGoZe TIL almost half a million US households lack indoor plumbing
4k8lg TIL that up until a few years ago, most access routes to Switzerland, like bridges and tunnels and border crossings, were loaded with explosives to prevent an invasion into the country.
e0kmg TIL that for the price of two stamps, you can send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Amundsen-Scott research station at the South Pole, and they will postmark it and send it back to you.
Eg0BW TIL you can trademark smells, e.g, Crayola Crayons have a registered scent mark, described as “a unique scent of pungent, aldehydic fragrance combined with the faint scent of hydrocarbon wax and an earthy clay”.