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TIL the idea of black holes was first proposed in 1783 by John Michell, calling them "dark stars" and proposing a method to detect them by looking for star systems that showed the gravitational effects of two stars, but only one star was visible, which is indeed how scientists look for them today

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nWXjP TIL about the mysterious case of Exploding Trousers that occurred in New Zealand between WWI and WW2. It turns out farmers had been spraying a particular herbicide which would then crystallize and collect on their clothes, then ignite when exposed to spark or open flame.
DQX7v TIL in 2017, Ford Motor Company sued John Cena for selling his all-new Ford GT supercar too soon
XR6j TIL There is a Spanish version of the song “John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt” called “Juan Pedro Pablo de la Mar”
MeWP7 TIL Asian-Americans have a life expectancy of 87.3 years. That's higher than every country in the world.
oBdZK TIL the potential assassin, Richard Lawrence, of Andrew Jackson had both of his guns misfire & Jackson then clubbed him with his cane. Even members of the House had to stop him from beating the man to death.