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TIL some scientists think our universe is formed through the process of 'quantum annealing' - more commonly known as a type of quantum computing

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BkrD TIL in 1975 90% of Icelandic women refused to work, cook and look after children for a day to demonstrate the indispensable work of women for Iceland’s economy and society and to protest wage discrepancy and unfair employment practices
dZ58 TIL the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 essentially repeals the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 by authorizing the U.S. military to perform law enforcement functions on American soil and makes it very easy for the government to suspend Habeas Corpus - AKA declare martial law.
1JVW TIL that a struggling young Harper Lee once received one year’s wages as a gift from a friend with the note: “You have one year off from your job to write whatever you please. Merry Christmas.” She used her time off to write “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
5xpB TIL Until the 1970s, The Supreme Court justices had to watch all the pornographic movies that were declared obscene and rule if they should be banned. As Justice John Harlan was going blind, Justices Potter Stewart and Thurgood Marshall had to describe the action on screen for him.
d8xLr TIL actors Peter Sellers and Britt Ekland got married only 10 days after first meeting. 6 weeks later on location filming ‘Kiss Me, Stupid,’ Sellers inhaled poppers before sex with Ekland in search of “the ultimate orgasm” and suffered 8 heart attacks in 3 hours, forcing withdrawal from the film.