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

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P9wO TIL King George II of Great Britain was the last British monarch to personally lead his troops into battle
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R7O14 TIL R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe nearly died of scarlet fever in 1962, of hypothermia in 1974, and of a lightning strike in 1986.
eb55 TIL South Park saved all scene files used to create their first 176 episodes. Paired with the original uncensored audio, South Park re-rendered all episodes to full 1080p at the standard 16:9 ratio. South Park may be the only pre-HD animated show that has all episodes available in full native 1080p.