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TIL that the Big Bang theory does not tell us how the universe began. It tells us how the universe evolved, beginning a tiny fraction of a second after it all started.

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Wrxd TIL A Chinese woman missing for 10 yrs and presumed dead was found living at an internet cafe. A runaway at age 14, she was good at the game “Cross Fire,"so other gamers paid to watch her play it; she slept at internet cafes and public bathhouses until being found at age 24
ZbjR TIL after Douglas MacArthur was relieved of command in the Korean War in 1951, Emperor Hirohito visited him to offer his condolences. It was the first time a Japanese Emperor had ever visited a foreigner who was not a diplomat or royalty
Y7JLG TIL there are aircraft carriers powered by nuclear reactors.
7rYeO TIL A Tribe Called Quest hasn’t made a penny off of “Can I Kick It?” Lou Reed took 100% of all royalties and publishing because the song sampled the bass line from his hit “Walk on the Wild Side.”
gMxGD TIL that during the high point of plane hijackings in the 1960s, a plane was hijacked every 6 days in the United States.