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TIL before the Hubble Space Telescope was launched scientists were convinced the Universe was no longer expanding. Not only is the Universe still expanding but at a rate of 74 kilometers (48 miles) per second.

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OoVnX Scientists confirm Uranus smells like farts.
K87E TIL an upper east side apartment was remodeled to include many puzzles, riddles, ciphers, and other hidden games. The owners had no prior knowledge of this and didn’t discover the first clue until living there for four months.
klyW TIL Commercial flights were allowed to fly any course to their destination and would often detour over points of interest. This ended in 1956 when two planes crashed mid-flight over the Grand Canyon.
ADnDg TIL that the lowest point in Colorado is higher than the highest point of 18 states
4W1N TIL two women had their daughters swapped at birth. After one divorced, a paternity test was done notifying her she wasn’t The mother of her own child. Once discovered, both mothers decided to keep the daughter they Raised for so long.