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TIL there is a large area of space that is devoid of any galaxies that has been theorized by cosmologist Laura Mersini-Houghton, to be the imprint of a parallel universe.

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R6Ol TIL that pistachios are classified under the Class 4.2 of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods code: Flammable Solids (Substances Liable to Spontaneous Combustion). Fresh pistachios, if stacked under pressure, can burst into flames and cause a cargo fire.
OGVRa TIL The McFlurry spoon was designed to attach to the ice cream mixing machine, as the McFlurry is supposed to be served mixed.
4X9P6 TIL The cover art for Eminem's album Kamikaze is homage to Beastie Boys' Licensed to Ill
BKAW TIL that a man called Zeb Quinn went missing in 2000. His car was found two weeks later, with it’s lights on, a pair of lipstick lips drawn on the rear windshield, and a live Labrador puppy inside. Zeb Quinn has never been found.
W7LyL TIL King Harald V of Norway is 85th in the line of succession to the British Throne