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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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E1lkV TIL The legendary band Dread Zeppelin was, for all intents and purposes dissolved and without its signature lead singer, Tortelvis, and they only reformed because INXS were big fans and wanted them to open their US shows in 1993.
W7oAo TIL that in 2017, a 28-year-old Wichita resident was shot and killed in a hoax swatting due to a online argument surrounding a $1.50 wager in Call of Duty. The victim was not part of the argument and was simply living at the address one of the parties falsely claimed as theirs.
JY6n4 TIL that steel forged prior to the 1945 atom bomb explosions is highly sought-after because all steel forged after is ‘contaminated’ with Cobalt-60
QNrva TIl that Jesus had brothers (and sisters too)
78rgZ TIL workers in a Pennsylvania factory volunteered to live at work for 28 days straight, so they could help make protective equipment.