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TIL that scientists predict that by 2022 we will have self repairing bridges. (Also list of 110 predictions for the next 110 years)

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x6PLD TIL that the Seven Deadly Sins are not directly mentioned in the Bible, but there are parallels with the seven things God is said to dislike in the Book of Proverbs.
yAGe TIL Every bald Russian leader since 1825 has been succeded by a leader with a full head of hair.
5YbE8 TIL that Richard Donner received hate mail and death threats for making Superman (1978), which draws parallels between Superman and Jesus, with one letter telling him his "blood would run in the streets".
WkkDX TIL that hypochondria is the name of an actual anxiety disorder, like OCD, that has been commonly misused by the public.
oLQr TIL the use of color Vantablack (the darkest shade of black) is exclusive to only one artist, Anish Kapoor. No other artist is supposed to use it to create art with it.