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TIL there have been serious scientific attempts to study whether or not our “reality” is, in fact, a computer simulation a la “The Matrix”

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e0XRk TIL about A-230, a new Russian chemical considered to be the most potent nerve agent ever discovered. It’s estimated that less than 0.1 mg is lethal for humans. It was added to Schedule 1 of the Annex of Chemicals of the Chemical Weapons Convention as of June 2020.
kO7g5 TIL in an experiment, an American Cockroach registered a record speed of 5.4 km/h (3.4 mph), about 50 body lengths per second, which would be comparable to a human running at 330 km/h (210 mph).
nealP TIL that actor Adam Devine was almost killed by a cement truck as a child and had to relearn how to walk over the course of several years
9YBMG TIL that once you've solved 5,472,730,538 games of Sudoku, you've solved 'em all.
BrDZy TIL that the fashion designer Hugo Boss was an early member of the nazi party from 1931,2 years before hitler came to power. His company produced uniforms for the SS, SA and Hitler Youth and used forced labour from Polish and French prisoners-of-war.