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TIL Esteemed astronomer William Herschel presented his views that there were inhabitants on the Sun to Britain’s Royal Society in 1795. At the time, many scientists thought that all the planets were inhabited and many considered the Sun to be a planet

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ANoyB TIL that “cute aggression” occurs when the human brain is overwhelmed by a cute animal or object, causing aggressive thoughts to counteract the overwhelming positive one.
mxErO TIL there is a fierce rivalry between the neighbouring English counties of Cornwall & Devon, with each claiming to have invented 'pasties', and each insisting the other is wrong regarding whether to put jam or cream first on scones.
jRRN TIL Scotland is so barren because most of it belongs to a few dozen of wealthy people who use it as hunting grounds. Huge numbers of deer bred by them destroy all new seedlings.
74ex TIL A team of stonemasons, carpenters, blacksmiths, quarrymen, tile makers and workers of other professions are painstakingly building a medieval castle from scratch, using only tools, materials and techniques available in the Middle Ages.
kOxn5 TIL when the Unknown Warrior was laid to rest 'among the kings' in Westminster Abbey, the guests of honor were a group of about one hundred women. They had been chosen because they had each lost their husband and all their sons in the war.