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TIL that a warp drive is plausible

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VMDBp TIL of the phenomenon known as misophonia where certain repetitive sounds (commonly chewing) trigger specific emotional responses that are intolerant towards that noise. Common reactions are anger, annoyance, disgust, and even panic in an attempt to get away from the noise.
Wk168 TIL that there are two impact craters, each about 20 miles in diameter, side-by-side in Canada. Despite being next to each other, one struck 465 million years ago, the other 286 million years ago.