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TIL the first Ciabatta bread was made in 1982

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epE4J TIL: Black Hole Starships, in theory, can use black holes as an energy source for propulsion. In 2009, a proposal was made by scientists to create an artificial black hole using parabolic reflectors, but science is not advanced enough yet according to critics and there were clear dangers.
oRdGY TIL An unexplained phenomenon in neuroscience is the discovery that electrical stimulation in temporal neocortex can cause neurosurgical patients to spontaneously experience memory retrieval. (2012)
Brg4y TIL that ageists age worse
GY8w7 TIL Britain prepared secret ‘Auxiliary Units’ tasked with guerrilla activities in case of a full scale invasion and would operate behind enemy lines to cause as much destruction as possible to German forces and had survival rates of just 12 days if activated and lived underground.
8ewwP TIL that since coming out as gay, Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford has decided to avoid returning to certain parts of the world for fear of lapidation (being stoned to death).