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TIL there is a real, scientific explanation for being too stupid to know you’re stupid

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1VBr TIL In 1977 we received a signal from deep space that lasted 72 seconds. We still don’t know how or where it came from.
4RkX TIL astronomers used a large sample of galaxies to average out the color of the universe. The result: Beige.
mxX5M TIL that the 1981 film Roar used real lions during filming, resulting in at least 70 cast and crew being injured. A crew member was scalped, another had his throat bitten out, and and much of the footage of attacks was used in the final cut of the film. The blood seen in the movie is real.
GYrd5 TIL that Great Depression author John Steinbeck was so enchanted by the Vietnam War that at age 65 he flew to Vietnam and talked an officer into letting him fight for one day.
X0jV6 TIL That in terms of single car company dominance by country, Uzbekistan takes the top spot. 94% of all new car sales are a single brand - Chevrolet