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Today I learned that Ringo Starr was the narrator for Thomas the Tank Engine from 1984-1990.

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pY09Q TIL about primordial black holes (PBHs), hypothesized to have formed in the early universe; some small extra-dense spots collapsed into black holes as everything expanded and cooled down. It's also been hypothesized that dark matter, which constitutes 85% of the universe's mass, is made up of PBHs.
wLLZ6 TIL that "The unsuccessful self-treatment of a case of writer's block" is the shortest academic article ever: it has no words
kJn6B TIL that prolific author Anne Perry was born Juliet Hulme, who with her best friend Pauline Parker murdered Parker’s mother in 1954
KO6XE TIL the uniquely pigmented Amethyst Deceiver is a mushroom with a confusing personality. It changes colors as it ages which can make it difficult to identify, and which serves as the source of its common name.
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