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TIL that Hawking, in his famous lecture ‘Life In the Universe’, allowed for the thought that intelligence may not be of long-term value in the process of evolution

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ANlL7 TIL the vast majority of astronauts and cosmonauts have spent more time in space than Neil Armstrong has.
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ZAWQ TIL the phrase “to pass with flying colors” originates in ship terminology. When victorious at sea, ships coming into port would fly their nation’s flags – or colors – to give an early communication of how they fared.
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