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TIL That scientists have theories about what happened BEFORE the Big Bang, and one of them involves time travel in an infinite, looping universe.

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GdMG TIL Democrats used to be “red” (the color associated with socialism) and Republicans used to be “blue” (the color associated with the Union Army). It changed in the 1984 election because “Reagan”, “Republican” and “Red” all start with “Re”.
nGwP TIL that the reflex that causes people to sneeze when looking at the sun is called Autosomal-dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst Syndrome, which abbreviates to ACHOO.
LQBDr TIL about St. Felix's Flood of 1530 that reportedly killed more than 100,000 in the Netherlands and lost large parts of Zeeland and Flanders to the sea.
kJY0W TIL Parental incarceration is associated with numerous health problems in young adulthood, including depression, PTSD, anxiety, and various others
60Al TIL Katharine Hepburn is the only actor/actress to win the Best Actor/Actress Oscar four times.