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TIL: MIT claims to have found a “language universal” that ties all languages together

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KOw9a TIL a fundamental limit exists on the amount of information that can be stored in a given space: about 10^69 bits per square meter. Regardless of technological advancement, any attempt to condense information further will cause the storage medium to collapse into a black hole.
oRrmK TIL NASA has an "Innovative Advanced Concepts" (NIAC) group that focuses on high risk/high reward technology projects where the general public can submit ideas to specific challenges for cash prizes (ie Deep Space Food Challenge for $1,000,000 total)
ep6db TIL the Portuguese-Spanish border has its own name, "The Stripe".
4konw TIL homicide clearance rates in the US declined from a peak of 93% in 1962 to 64% in 1994. The rate then plateaued (with some variation) for the next 25 years. There is currently no satisfactory explanation for either the initial decline or why it ended when it did.
E1007 TIL the Aretha Franklin's documentary "Amazing Grace" was filmed in 1972 but not released until 46 years later in 2018, largely because the director forgot to use a clapperboard and the audio track could not be synced with the footage until recently