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TIL that The Great Attractor. In the realm of cosmic mysteries, it is a gravitational anomaly in intergalactic space that reveals the existence of a localized concentration of mass tens of thousands of times greater than that of the Milky Way. It's pulling galaxies towards it, including our own.

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Yp4rd TIL that Methamphetamine played a role in the Blitzkrieg of 1940. It was distributed to pilot and tanker crews in the form of chocolate bars called Fliegerschokolade (flyer’s chocolate) and Panzerschokolade (tanker’s chocolate).
mxRnO TIL While performing a stand-up performance in June 2004, Dave Chappelle walked off the stage after berating his audience for constantly shouting "I'm Rick James, bitch!" After a few minutes, Chappelle returned and resumed by saying, "The show is ruining my life," referring to the Chappelle's Show.
PLJg TIL, one man, Stanislav Petrov, effectively saved the world from nuclear war by not telling his superiors of his system reporting a nuclear attack by the US. The system had malfunctioned.
b71N TIL Joseph Stalin’s granddaughter is a Buddhist, lives in Portland, and owns a “vintage clothing” boutique.
ADWpo TIL that we only know of Socrates second hand from his contemporaries like Plato and Xenophon, no original writings exist.