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TIL Without Quantum mechanics, we couldn't understand why the Sun shines. Quantum tunnelling allows the atoms to spontaneously overcome the electromagnetic repulsion between positively charged protons and produce the nuclear fusion, something the heat and pressure at the Sun core can't do at his own

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b9PJj TIL Beavis & Butt-head used to provide commentary on real-life music videos. The band “Winger” took offense to the comments about one of their videos. Upon hearing this, a new character, Stewart, was created to be constantly ridiculed. Stewart's shirt reads "Winger."
6Ex8Q TIL that YouTube was created because co-creator Jawed Karim couldn’t easily find a place to view a clip of the Janet Jackson Super Bowl halftime breast incident online
Y7L6r TIL that Jack Nicholson grew up believing his biological mother was his sister, and his biological grandmother was his mother. He found out the truth at 37 years old - when both of them had passed away.
e0Yab TIL it's thought that Titanic could have missed the iceberg by just a few feet if the ship's engines had not being reversed, as the lack of a reverse turbine for the central propeller caused the rudder to work ineffectively when compared to forward speed.
6EAgX TIL Arizona canceled MLK Day in the 90s and Public Enemy fought back