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TIL supernovae become so bright that they may briefly outshine their entire home galaxy

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ADVm4 TIL about the Makapansgat Pebble, a waterworn piece of Jasper that unmistakably resembles a human face. This pebble was carried a great distance to a South African cave by an Australopithecus hominid around 3,000,000 years ago. It is the earliest known evidence for human visual-symbolic thought.
OEE6 TIL for the movie “Alien,” Ridley Scott lit the alien ship’s egg chamber with blue laser lights that were borrowed from The Who. The band was testing out the lasers for their next tour in the sound stage next door.