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TIL that some people theorized that the problems that initially plagued the Hadron collider were the result of time travelers sabotaging the operation in order to prevent some unknown future problem.

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4kmnb TIL E is not in the grading system cause there was concern it would be misinterpreted as “Excellent”
yogl TIL that in 2009 a 5 year old autistic boy stole a penguin from Connecticut’s Mystic Aquarium by putting it in his backpack while on a field trip.
9YQp7 TIL Oxford Deans called their Head Woodsman noticing decaying oak beams built in 1460 to see if there was any oak to replace them. He said "We've been waiting for you to ask about that" - A grove of oak trees was planted with the specific purpose of replacing them hundreds of years later.
R50w6 TIL that Neuralink is a project that is working on a device that can implant electrodes into your brain and connect it to any computer, giving you access to artificial intelligence and cloud computing resources.
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