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TIL that the entire universe could be a hologram.

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KO5ZJ TIL the word “mile” originally comes from the Latin phrase “milia passuum” which means “1000 paces” as paces was the way Romans measured distances.
OwNe TIL: The US Supreme Court Ruled That Professional Solicitors and Charities Are Not Required to Disclose Their Commission Structure Up Front. A Telemarketer Could Legally Take 99% of the Charitable Donation as a Commission.
W7wY9 TIL that in medieval times, animals were put on trials and sentenced to prison or even execution.
16GGd TIL that the town of Enigma, Georgia, was named that because its founder said that what to name the town was a puzzle.
0wOLR TIL there is literally a language called "Karen" that is spoken by the seven million "Karen people" of Myanmar and Thailand