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TIL The most accurate depiction of a black hole ever created was for the movie “Interstellar”. “It’s the product of a year of work by 30 people and thousands of computers.”

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9wxMm TIL of José Bové, a French sheep farmer and activist. On 1999, he became a national here by dismantling a McDonald's under construction in Millau to protest WTO backing the right of the U.S. to export hormone induced beef to Europe.
gn6y TIL that there is a chemical signal in female tears that reduces testosterone and sexual urges in men.
VMVQm TIL that Arthur Conan Doyle loosely based Sherlock Holmes on Dr Joseph Bell, a Scottish surgeon who was known for his skills in observation. Dr Bell would often pick a stranger, and by observing him, deduce his occupation and recent activities. He was considered a pioneer in forensic science.
4EOJ TIL That men actually feel more emotional pain than women after break-ups
b4v7 TIL that the founder of Burt’s Bees was forced out of the company he founded and lost millions of dollars. He reluctantly still promotes the company for equity while his former romantic partner made $177 Million