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TIL that the entire universe could be a hologram.

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mxagM TIL the reason allied forces had nets on their helmets during WW2 was to reduce the helmets ‘shine’ and it would also allow soldiers to place bits of foliage to increase their camouflage
p8dE8 TIL that, in 2009, the Large Hadron Collider was turned off for a short period of time because a piece of baguette was found in the machinery.
16pvV TIL that the phrase “time immemorial” (as used in English common law) refers to any time prior to July 6, 1189
vP1aD Today I learned that the same generic drugs produced by different pharmaceutical companies have different effects dependent on the filler ingredients.
VMgGB TIL that one popular account of the origin of the phrase "Milky Way" arises from the Ancient Greek myth of Hera (wife of Zeus) breastfeeding Heracles (AKA Hercules). Hercules fed so strongly Hera recoiled, spraying milk from her breast. Creating the Milky Way.