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TIL Stanley Kubrick said that he didn’t use drugs because “when everything is beautiful, nothing is beautiful”.

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VM4gG TIL that only two fragments of text predating Christianization in (Old High) German still survive, which refer to pagan beliefs. They are magic spells dating from the 9th century.
jjVQ TIL that NASA scientists have discovered a way of creating a “Warp Drive” that may one day lead to faster than light space travel…
neo7Y TIL Citigroup wrote secret memos in 2005 and 2006 addressed to investors, stating the world is dividing up more and more into a small group of rich people who drive the economy, surrounded by a large number of poor people whose economic interests can be safely ignored.
rNNnM TIL about Thiomargarita magnifica, a bacteria that can grow up to 2 cm
9YKNQ TIL: Sir George Everest did not want Mount Everest named after him. He objected that his surname could not be written in the Hindi language and that it was difficult for the locals to pronounce.