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TIL that CERN (large hadron collider) has a large statue of SHIVA standing in its courtyard. Gifted from India - SHIVA is the deity responsible for destroying the world/worlds.

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WkaeN TIL: China is banned from the International Space Station (ISS)
gM86A TIL Buddy Holly & The Crickets were the first white band to play at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, being mistaken for the R&B group The Crickets. Booked for six nights, the crowd began at first to boo, but by the third night the band had won the them over.
kOJwE In this episode of Today I Learned, National Geographic Emerging Explorer Paula Kahumbu explains how elephants' surprising fear of bees is actually helping to protect them.
ADal7 TIL the Jack of Clubs in a typical English/French deck is Lancelot, from Arthurian legend.
Zg7p TIL Only 0.03% of high school basketball players make it to the NBA, and only 0.003% play at that level for longer than 4 years.