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TIL Astronomers have found a mind-bogglingly large structure – so big it takes light 10 billion years to traverse

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ep0Gn TIL The helicopters in Apocalypse Now (1979) belonged to The Philippines. During the famous “The Ride of the Valkyries” scene, the helicopters had to leave the set to go and fight insurgents who were positioned just 10 miles away.
lDRA TIL higher intelligence is linked with higher rates of mental illness such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, causing the “mad scientist” stereotype to have ground in reality.
7rMoM TIL the influenza epidemic of 1918 was called the “Spanish Flu” because Spain was neutral during World War I and was the only country with a free press able to report on the disease. People just assumed the flu, which killed more people than WWI, began in Spain, but it’s unknown where it started.
mnxy TIL: Cameron Diaz and Snoop Dogg used to go to the same high school and she bought weed from him
wLb1Y TIL, On Pluto the Sun is just a dot that will hurt to look at.