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TIL that a "mirror world" is a representation of the real world in digital form.

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9YvEQ TIL a polar bear used to live at the Tower of London and go swimming in the Thames. It was a gift from King Haakon of Norway in 1252
pYrNN TIL When a star like our Sun dies, it doesn’t explode into a supernova or collapse into a black hole. Instead, it gently sheds its outer layers, which form a beautiful cloud called a “planetary nebula”, while the dying star’s core becomes a white dwarf.
Y7YG TIL Nikola Tesla, towards the end of his life, fell in love with a white female pigeon and spent over $2000 USD building a device that could support/heal her broken leg and wing.
kXee TIL of the “dementor wasp,” called Ampulex dementor, which injects a toxin into cockroaches that leave them alive but without a will of their own, yet still mobile enough that they can run right into the wasp’s nest to be conveniently devoured
V9GZ TIL that James May (ex-TopGear, The Grand Tour presenter and motoring journalist) was fired from Autocar magazine because he hid a secret message while getting bored of editing their annual review.