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TIL Hindus believe in cycles of existence. According to the text dating 3rd to 10th century CE, it's currently 'Kali Yuga' - the Age of Discord. Attributes: widespread disease, degradation of environment, earthquakes; increased animosity and murder, mindless hedonism and the rich suppressing poor

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DyAD TIL scientists believe that a large-scale nuclear war would result in what is commonly known as a “nuclear twilight”, a global winter-like climatic event that would potentially last decades or even centuries following the use of nuclear weaponry.
QNDAE TIL of the phenomenon of 'Twin Films'. These are two films with very similar plots which are released by two different studios at roughly the same time (e.g. Madagascar & The Wild, Antz & A Bug's Life)
kAW4 TIL that the theory of an infinite universe was first proposed by a Greek philosopher named Archytas of Tarentum ~400 B.C., reasoning that even if he did reach the end of the universe he would still be able extend his staff beyond the boundary.
N7lV1 TIL in 2014 Guardian made a typo in the title of an article about ranking TV cricket commentators, and had it titled "Wanking the TV commentators".
QNQ6M TIL Ranulph Fiennes, named by the Guinness Book of World Records as the worlds greatest living explorer, was an SAS Captain until being dismissed for secretly attempting to blow up a dam built for the 1967 Doctor Doolittle movie because he didn’t like it