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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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1gNW TIL that when William Faulkner gave his acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize in Literature, the audience did not understand him due to his deep Southern accent; when the speech was printed in the papers the next day, it was hailed as one of the greatest Nobel Prize acceptance speeches ever
ZZl4 TIL that tricky, weak male cuttlefish change their skin color in order to appear female, they then sneak past the unaware males and mate with the females, occasionally several, right under their mate’s nose.
epmgE TIL of the Christmas Eve tradition of 'Burning the Ashen Faggot'. Probably pagan in origin, and held in Devon, UK and surrounding counties, the ceremony involves the assembly of a large bundle of ash sticks bound with bands. When each band burns through a drink of cider is taken.
R81j TIL Metallica’s Cliff Burton and Kirk Hammett drew cards to decide who would get to choose a bunk on their tour bus in 1986. Burton drew the Ace of Spades, chose the bunk Hammett had been occupying, and was thrown out of the window when the bus crashed. He died at the scene.
LkeBp TIL about the 6 Day War, Where the Israelis achieved some absolutely incredible victories against the odds, and defeated a whole region of enemies in 6 days using superior strategy and ferocious ground troops.