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TIL that while the universe is expanding our portion is not. Also the "dark" in dark matter and dark energy simply implies unknown.

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PY6GV TIL about gympie-gympie, also known as the Suicide Plant. Covered in silica hairs which act like hypodermic needles upon contact, and filled with neurotoxins, simply brushing up against the plant will leave you in excruciating pain for months to years. No treatment is available.
XAJ8 TIL Ben and Jerry’s has a real physical graveyard in Vermont for retired ice cream flavours
wLek1 TIL there is a group of scientists that believe a virus came to earth on the back of a meteor and then infected a group of squid which then evolved into octopuses.
pYw5G TIL that when they test DNA from hair, they actually analyse the root skin attached to the hair. The hair itself contains no DNA and is useless in the analysis.
vL0L TIL Fake smiling causes real happiness