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TIL that if space is truly infinite, then probability dictates that there is an exact copy of you in the universe within 10 to the 10^28 meters of you, due to the finite possible arrangements of matter.

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yggl TIL that in ‘The Godfather’, McCluskey’s shooting was done by building a fake forehead on top of actor Sterling Hayden. A gap was cut in the middle, filled with fake blood, and was bunged up with prosthetic flesh. The plug was yanked out with fishing line, making a hole suddenly appear.
LQQOv TIL about floating gears which is a method commonly used (although not strictly) by truckers to shift gears without the use of the clutch. The aim is to match engine speed with gear speed and then they should effortlessly mesh together with only 2 fingers.
mVaR TIL there is a list of Medal of Honor Recipients on Wikipedia, making it so you don’t have to post every single one.
6E4XZ TIL of Paint Drying, a 10 hour movie about paint drying on a wall. Created as a protest to force British Board of Film Classification watch all 10 hours to rate the movie
4jea TIL that South Africa is the only country in the world to independently develop nuclear weapons and then give them up: 6 finished warheads were dismantled in 1989.