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TIL Scientists Just Confirmed the Presence of Unknown Physics in Our Universe…Think About That

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vDE7 TIL that some Syrian rebels are using the Sturmgwehr 44, an assault rifle produced in Nazi Germany in late WW2 and which can be worth up to $30'000 in the US
MeKyV TIL that Steve Jobs was so good at applying his reality distortion field to convincing employees not to quit, that the original Macintosh motherboard designer planned to just walk into Steve's office and pee on his desk before he'd have the opportunity to convince him not to quit.
OoRvX TIL that a cougar, puma, mountain lion, and panther, are all the same animals.
J1Mdl TIL about St. James Davis, a NASCAR driver, and how he was attacked by 2 chimpanzees, Buddy and Ollie while visiting his pet chimpanzee in his enclosure." St. James Davis was brutally mauled, resulting in permanent disfigurement and missing extremities."
pD68 TIL that a newspaper posted a poll asking readers if watching Blackfish – a documentary critical of SeaWorld for keeping orcas captive – changed their opinions of SeaWorld. The results were “No.” It was later revealed that 55% of the votes came from a single IP-address … hosted by SeaWorld