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TIL that the Big Bang Theory was first proposed by a Catholic priest

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8eQvb TIL that Ludvig Nobel, brother of Alfred Nobel (founder of the Nobel Prize) was a major oil developer in Baku, Azerbaijan. He created the first oil tanker ship, overcoming obstacles like avoiding fires on board, proper venting, heat expansion and balancing the ship. He refused to patent this.
b6BZ9 TIL - the RAV4 V6 model had the fastest 0-60 time (~6.5s) of all Toyota's from 2006-2013. It lost that title in 2013 because Toyota dropped the V6 option for the next generation RAV4.
4kPM6 TIL the infamous Iron Maiden torture device is likely mythical and there's no evidence of it ever being used during the Middle Ages, their first cited stories were written in the 19th century
YpXNP TIL "claptrap" is literal: it means low-quality writing meant to goad a play's audience into cheap applause
epxWL TIL about "Hammerspace," the imaginary dimension from which cartoon characters pull out random objects.