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Today I learned about the concept of ‘false vacuum decay’ and how it could essentially destroy the universe without us so much having a hint.

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78Rv7 TIL: The oldest wine bottle in the world was discovered in 1867 during an excavation of a 4th century Roman Tomb. It has been unopened since and currently resides in a Museum as scientists were concerned about how it would react once exposed to air.
QQ1M TIL a man single-handedly planted a 1,360-acre forest at 16 and now lives there at the age of 47
OLgY TIL that the UK govt has created a tax called the “Google Tax” to stop corporates diverting funds abroad to reduce tax liability.
KO4Ra TIL that zebra stripes are believed to be protection against biting insects. The pattern disrupts insects vision and they can't make a proper landing on the zebra.
vMQ7 TIL: The Golden Buddha statue was completely plastered over before 1767 to prevent it from being stolen, the hidden golden statue was only re-discovered in 1950 when the ropes broke while trying to move the statue causing the plaster to break when it hit the ground.