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TIL: The universe is getting bigger and everything is moving away from each other

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OoPWL TIL General Robert E Lee had a pet hen named "Nellie" who laid an egg for him every day for breakfast. Robert E Lee loved the hen so much, he halted his retreat from Gettysburg in order to have his men look for her when he couldn't find her.
gRRA TIL of a Doctor currently serving a 175-year sentence for intentionally misdiagnosing roughly 533 healthy patients with cancer to line his pockets with money
Ko5Q TIL it is illegal to live with your SO before marriage in Mississippi, and it’s punishable by up to 6 months in jail
GY0WQ TIL if all the above-ground gold in the world were melted together and formed into a cube, it would measure approximately 21.7 meters (71 feet) on a side
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