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TIL that the Universe may exist inside a black hole.

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bg67 TIL an autistic teenager that is unable to speak is able to communicate by typing, giving the world a new perspective on how autistic people think
R54P4 TIL in 2010, the executive director of the Washington State Potato Commission ate nothing but potatoes for two months. He lost 21 pounds, his cholesterol went down 67 points, his blood sugar lowered and the blood chemistry—the iron, the calcium, the protein—either stayed the same or got better.
OoZL4 TIL that in 2007, the hijacking of a Mauritanian flight was thwarted. Over the PA, the pilot instructed the passengers that he was about to make a bumpy landing, and they should attack the hijacker while he was off balance. He said this in French, which the gunman did not speak. The ploy succeeded.
ewkk TIL: in 1985, 747 China Airlines Flight 006 lost power in the #4 engine, and may have broken the sound barrier in a stall spin before recovering successfully.
wory1 TIL - Catfish (Siluriformes) are the vertebrate order with the largest number of venomous species