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TIL that astronomers recently discovered an unfathomably large structure just beyond the edge of the known universe that is pulling galaxies towards it at breakneck speeds. Some think it could be another universe butting up against ours.

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4Mx5 TIL during prohibition in the US, merchants sold “bricks” of grape concentrate with a packet of dried yeast. These would come with a “warning label” cautioning not to mix the brick, yeast, water and sugar in a pot and then seal it for seven days, or else “an illegal alcoholic beverage will result”.
WyO8 TIL it’s estimated Franz Kafka burned about 90% of his works. When he died he asked his friend to burn the remaining manuscripts (including The Trial) but his friend refused and instead turned them in for publishing.
ZWMG TIL The woman with the record of most children birthed had 16 twins, 7 triplets, and 4 quadruplets for a total of 69 children in the span of 40 years. The father then went on to have 6 more twins and 2 more triplets with another woman, fathering a total of 87 children.
E10Bd TIL The developers of a game called Game Dev Tycoon, released 2 versions of their game; one was an official release, and the other was a pirated version released directly onto pirating sites. The only difference between them was that in the latter, in-game companies would go bankrupt due to piracy.
WKkY TIL that although Rob McElhenney’s character in “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” is very homophobic, Rob was raised by a lesbian couple