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TIL that the Universe may exist inside a black hole.

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e08r6 TIL that both South Korea and the Maldives once used the tune of Scottish song "Auld Lang Syne" for their anthems. South Korea inherited it from Scottish missionaries. The poet behind the Maldives' anthem, for his part, chose the music after hearing it chiming out of an uncle's novelty clock
enMn TIL Godzilla is a part of the Marvel Universe and has even interacted with The Avengers
rReRe TIL about Contranyms. Terms that, depending on context, can have opposite or contradictory meanings.
OGe9Y TIL Jack London, author "The Call of the Wild" and "White Fang," had referred to his first wife as "mother-girl" and to his second wife as "mate-woman."
l7JW5 TIL After being named Marijuana Pepsi Jackson by her parents and enduring years of bullying as a result, Jackson refused to change her name and went on to earn her Ph.D. at the age of 46 for Higher Education Leadership from Cardinal Stritch University in 2019.