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TIL that the atlas corporation made a rap music video of the Large Hadron Collider and what it does and how it works

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KXO9 TIL that Capitan, the German shepherd, has slept on his owner’s grave for six years. Strangest part: He was never showed the gravesite, he found it himself.
XQYr TIL Honey bees are not native to North America.
grAmL TIL in 1986 while being filmed for the Bangles music video "Walk Like An Egyptian", Susanna Hoffs moved her eyes from side to side to look at certain members in the crowd to counter stage fright and had no idea that a close up of her doing so would become a focal point and iconic moment in the video
4kVbg TIL The Carpinteria Tar Pits at Carpinteria State Beach in Santa Barbara are one of five natural asphalt lake areas in the world, 2nd in size to and older than the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. These tar pits date back to the Pleistocene Age (Ice Epoch), 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago.
9YlB6 TIL about Exploding Head Syndrome, a rare condition where you hear a tremendously loud crash, buzz, or similar noise in your head as you are falling asleep. There is no pain associated and there is no harm caused as a result, but it can be quite unsettling.