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TIL about cosmic microwave background which is the cooled remnant of the first light that could ever travel freely throughout the universe. This 'fossil' radiation, the furthest that any telescope can see, was released soon after the 'Big Bang'.

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mxrap TIL there is a french version of ravioli which explains why ravioli is offered in french cuisine restaurants despite being a pasta.
OLr7 TIL that George Tiller, a pro-choice doctor who was assassinated in 2009, was discussed on 28 episodes of Bill O'Reilly’s show and was nicknamed Tiller the Baby Killer by O'Reilly.
LQvjQ TIL there's a legally blind man who had his eye lenses removed and since then he is able to see celestial objects normally invisible to the naked eye. His name is Tim Doucette and he has his own observatory in Nova Scotia.
kOGkB TIL of penis fencing, a mating behavior in hermaphroditic species of flatworm. Two flatworm “fight” and try to penetrate the other's epidermis and inject sperm into them (aka "traumatic insemination"). The loser becomes fertilized and is known as the "mother", while the victor becomes the "father"
loEO7 TIL The surviving heir to China's imperial dynasty worked in Beijing, had no regrets, and thought his own simple life immeasurably superior to those of his ancestors. "I don't envy them at all. My guess is that even if they lived in palaces, they must have spent every waking moment worrying."