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TIL that our universe may be inside a larger universe

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vPKpj TIL that the shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar, lasting only 38 minutes on August 27, 1896, after the British attacked and destroyed the Zanzibar royal palace.
YpXEx TIL: John Williams lost the 1977 Original Score Oscar for Close Encounters to himself, for Star Wars
APwo TIL that Watercress is the most nutrient dense vegetable. It contains more vitamin C than oranges, more vitamin E than broccoli, more calcium than whole milk and more iron than spinach!
QJxyk TIL that Patrick Stewart wanted to play Othello from the age of 14. In 1997 he got his chance, by portraying a white Othello in an otherwise all-black cast
x6l7b TIL: The movie 'Last Christmas', is based on the 1984 Wham! song written by George Michael, and the story setting is Christmas 2017. With that perspective in mind, "last Christmas" would mean December 25, 2016, which is the exact same day that George Michael died.