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TIL The galaxy we live in is totally bent out of shape.

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gkWA TIL that according to the Hawaiian creation myth, our universe comes from the wreckage of another, earlier universe and the only creatures that survived from that alien universe are octopuses
VMkpD TIL that Honest Tea holds a yearly experiment. They set up a stand offering a bottle of tea for $1 on the honor system, and the number of drinks taken are compared to the amount of money received. Americans were roughly 90% honest, and the city of Honolulu, Hawaii was 100% honest 2 years in a row
VMjgk TIL that amniotic fluid is mostly made of the baby's urine, meaning we swim around in our own pee while in the womb. This fluid is swallowed continuously by the baby during pregnancy in order to expand the lungs and allow them to mature.
XEgkk TIL that the British band "The Tremeloes" where signed to Decca Records instead of the "The Beatles"
OQV4 TIL there is an endangered indigenous group of people living in the eastern Amazon forests of Brazil called Awá-Guajá. They are known for smiling all the time.