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TIL that the simulation black hole in the movie Interstellar ended up actually deepening our understanding of black holes and adding to the scientific community

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wLQJ8 TIL In 1793, The French government implemented a new calendar, based on decimals. It had 10 days per week, 10 hours per day, 100 minutes per hour and 100 seconds per minute. The experiment lasted 12 years, failing to gain wider acceptance.
rRl84 TIL that the "Wednesday Demonstration" in Korea is the world's oldest rally on a single theme. Every Wednesday since 1992, former victims of Imperial Japan's large scale sexual slavery system has been organizing a rally in front of the Japanese embassy, requesting a sincere apology from Japan.
PY4Ag TIL about how medieval tax records were kept or why notched sticks were so important back then.
kMbg TIL in Southwest’s 50-year history, the only person ever killed in an aircraft accident was a person riding inside a car when an airplane overran the runway.
JWA4 TIL that any North Koreans that escape to South Korea are automatically granted citizenship upon arrival