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TIL A Catholic Priest, Georges Lemaître, was first to propose what became known as the Big Bang theory. The origin of the universe, which he called his "hypothesis of the primeval atom" or the "Cosmic Egg." And was first to derive what is now known as Hubble's law.

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5VPZk TIL: In 2016 the BBC received more than 1000 complaints about an episode of children's TV show 'Fireman Sam', these complaints were then forwarded on to Channel 5, as the BBC had not broadcast 'Fireman Sam' since 2008.
N7dL6 TIL singer Tammi Terrell, famous for recording and performing “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” with Marvin Gaye, was diagnosed with a brain tumor at the age of 22 after she collapsed on stage into Gaye’s arms during a concert. Terrell died at age 24 after eight unsuccessful surgeries to cure her.
woKRE TIL: Stevie Wonder was about to play at Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday concert when his synclavier hard disc went missing. He refused to play, so unknown Tracy Chapman hurried on stage to perform for a 2nd time that day. She sold 2 million albums and Fast Car went Top 10 worldwide after the concert.
4kNLX TIL, Colonel Neel Kearby, an American fighter pilot during WW2 who was credited in destroying 22 enemy aircraft and received the Medal of Honor, was shot down and killed on March 5, 1944. All of his three children died in aircraft accidents in the US in the 1970s.
J1JBV TIL There is a misconception that elephants think people look cute and harmless. Elephants have produced an evolutionary hard wiring that causes them to treat humans the way that they would other big predators, like lions