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TIL astronomer Fritz Zwicky - the first to conceive of dark matter, supernovas, and neutron stars - wrote in 1961 that the way to reach other stars is by accelerating the sun via nuclear fusion, and having it drag all the planets along. He warned that if the US didn't pursue this, the Russians would

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QwOL TIL being unpopular increases our chance of death more strongly than obesity, physical inactivity or binge drinking
PYjGE TIL only 16.1% of high-functioning autistic men are currently in a relationship, according to a 2017 study.
bwpa TIL the most typical human on the planet is now a Han Chinese man who speaks Mandarin and has neither a car nor a bank account.
nVbo TIL the outspoken feminist and author Camille Paglia has actually been a strong critic against modern feminism, stating that “feminism has become a catch-all vegetable drawer where bunches of clingy sob sisters can store their moldy neuroses.”
N7Z1J TIL that Kurt Cobain sat next to Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses in a flight to Seattle right after escaping from rehab just days before his suicide in 1994, despite the animosity between both bands McKagan said that Cobain was very pleasant and "Seemed happy".