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TIL the term used by scientists to describe "falling" into a black hole: spaghettification.

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mxaVP TIL that according to the Health and Safety Executive, cows are the "most deadly" large animal in Britain
JYnN1 TIL there have been NO reported deaths from marijuana overdoses; you would need 1000 times the effective dose to OD on it
7rMMr TIL Sir Mix-Alot has made 100 Million or more off of Baby Got Back.
xV4yw TIL that "!?" and "?!" have a name - interrobang. It was proposed by the head of an advertising company, Martin K. Speckter.
Xear TIL that in Turkish, the bird we call a Turkey is called “Hindi” (“from India”). In India, it’s called “Peru.” In Arabic, the bird is called “Greek chicken”; in Greek it’s called “French chicken”; and in French it’s called “Indian chicken.” The bird is indigenous to none of these places.