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TIL the Big Bang got its name from a Cambridge astronomer who thought the theory was bullshit. That man also discovered that elements were created inside star cores by nuclear fusion and believed that life originates from outside Earth .

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WPVX TIL the Soviet Union had a functioning prototype laser pistol.
6NY7 TIL Jesse Heiman from the GoDaddy commercial was given an offer from a porn company to be in a film of his choosing. He responded with “Think I’ll hold out for Playgirl.”
6WOm TIL in 1998 Iran was prepared to invade Afghanistan and oust the Taliban from power. Talks with the United States persuaded Iran not to.
8YA4 TIL that License to Kill (a James Bond film) was originally titled License Revoked; the name was changed as too many people didn’t know the definition of ‘revoked’.
mxkgx TIL in 1961 Judy Garland became the first woman to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for her LIVE recording, "Judy at Carnegie Hall", and in 1962, at the age of 39, she became the first woman (and youngest person ever) to receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement in film.