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There is a weird black hole which bends light back on itself like a boomerang.

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xAA7 TIL that mathematician Paul Erdős published so many papers during his lifetime that there exists the Erdős number scale which measures the “collaborative distance” between Erdős and other mathematicians. Over 130,000 mathematicians have an Erdős number.
pdNO TIL Madison Square Garden only has 9 more years left on its lease until it is being forced to close and relocate so NYC can rebuild Penn Station.
9ALM TIL Dr.Seuss wrote an adult book, but due to his inability to draw a sexy female it was a flop
4X8xJ TIL Alec Guinness agreed to appear in Star Wars only after he negotiated a deal that doubled his initial salary offer, guaranteed he wouldn’t have to do any publicity for the film, and that he would be awarded 2.25% of all gross royalties paid to George Lucas
9YAn7 TIL that despite being founded in the same city, in the same year and having the same name, Hershey's ice cream and Hershey's chocolate have no affiliation and in fact have had multiple legal disputes due to their shared name.