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TIL that ancient Indians had concepts that revolved around time dilation and the idea that time flows at different rates in different “universes”

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BLLy TIL that the first album release from Priority Records was by ‘The California Raisins’ a fictional rhythm and blues group made up of anthropomorphized raisins singing hit songs like 'I Heard It Through The Grape Vine’ in order to sell more raisins. The second was Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.
aDNy TIL that a Russian family of 6 lived alone in the harsh forests of the taiga for forty years before being discovered in 1978. One family member is still living out there, a region deemed uninhabitable by some of the fiercest and best equipped animals for surviving, yet this one girl manages.
gMQG8 TIL that 7-foot tall American boys have a 17% chance to play in NBA
LQvlV TIL that the inventor of the Pringles can, Fred Baur, was so proud of his creation that he requested to be buried in one. When he passed away in 2008, his family honored his request by placing part of his cremated remains in a Pringles can.
wLRL6 TIL that in certain areas of Italy, such as Florence, the tomato was used solely as a tabletop decoration until the early 18th century.