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TIL that in String Theory, the size of ‘Strings’ in a hydrogen molecule would be relative in size to the width of human hair to the Milky Way

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ZpV6p TIL of the hexamyriapentachiliapentahectatriacontaheptagon, a polygon with 65,537 sides.
awBvo TIL that Hugh Glass was left for dead after being mauled by a grizzly bear. After regaining consciousness, he set his broken leg, allowed maggots to eat his dead flesh to prevent gangrene, and made his way back to civilization over the course of 6 weeks, surviving on mostly roots and berries .
R5nnw TIL City of London plans to move historic markets to Essex are being blocked by a law from 1247
pYAyA TIL In London, there is a woman who takes the tube every day and sits on the platform just to hear the announcement recorded by her husband in 1950.
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