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TIL that a prominent American physicist thinks that scientists who are observing dark matter these days could very well be setting off a chain of events which annihilates the universe.

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GYbG4 TIL a piece of the Berlin Wall can be found in the men's bathroom of the Main Street Station Hotel in Las Vegas. It is unclear how it ended up there but the nearly 10-feet wide and 6-feet tall piece of the wall is encased in glass to prevent damage.
OoKnY TIL that trains on the Mauritania Railway are up to 3 km (1.9 mi) long, making them one of the longest and heaviest in the world. 200 to 210 cars are used to transport iron ore, though passengers are also occasionally transported.
8abBG TIL: Adding viagra to your flowers and plants will make them stand up straight.
WkV4o TIL of Carl Lutz, who is credited with saving 62,000 Bulgarian Jews almost singlehandedly.
nNVb TIL there is a group of gay men in the Mormon church that call themselves the “Unicorn Club”. They admit that they are homosexual, but live a straight lifestyle because of their religious beliefs.