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TIL that a neutron star’s gravitational field is so strong, it bends light such that we can see more than half of its surface at once

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xVZoo TIL the Siddi are an ethnic group in India, descended from the Bantu people of Africa and have been living there since the 7th Century.
xVL91 TIL that according to a 2010 study from the University of Oxford, big butts result in healthy children because of the high amount of Omega 3 fatty acids (the good fatty acids) stored. These are the same fatty acids that are responsible for the normal development of the baby's brain.
yQG8w TIL that the original Volkswagon Beetle would temporarily float on water because of a sealed steel bottom with nothing exposed beneath it. Volkswagen even created a 1972 television commercial which demonstrated its ability to float. It sold for $1999 US dollars (roughly equivalent to 12k today).
KOokw TIL in 2016 Michael J Fox joined Coldplay live on stage and performed Earth Angel and Johnny B Goode from Back To The a Future
MeJ10 TIL that 6 days after assuming the presidency, Saddam Hussein executed all of his opposition in one fell swoop while delivering one of the most chilling public speeches ever delivered.