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TIL our current model of physics only works for 4% of the matter/energy in the universe

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d8QO7 TIL that the planet Neptune, which can only be seen by telescope, was mathematically predicted before it was directly observed for the first time on the night of September 23–24, 1846, at the Berlin Observatory, by astronomer Johann Gottfried.
W7yp9 TIL that in 2021 former NBA center Shawn Bradley was involved in a bike accident that left him paralyzed. He has since described his height (7 foot 6 or 2.29m) as a hindrance to recovery since quadriplegia at that height has no medical precedent.
V4Vk TIL Jurassic Park, Pulp Fiction, Forrest Gump and The Shawshank Redemption were all in theatres at the same time in October of 1994.
nvWP TIL Danny Trejo has atleast 20 movies coming out this year alone
WkpYL TIL in high school, Chance the Rapper got a 10-day suspension for smoking weed. So he went to the library, which had a recording studio for teens, and started making a rap album. This became the mixtape that launched his career, aptly called "#10day"