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TIL There is a void in space 1 billion light-years across with no detectable matter or dark matter.

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bRJj TIL a young man impersonated a police officer with an authentic-looking uniform and car and then set up his own fake police station where he kept records of possible crimes and interrogated “suspects” who were handcuffed to a chair
JJpm TIL during initial showings of a scene in the 1903 film “The Great Train Robbery” where a character fires a gun straight at the camera, it is said audience members ducked and put their fingers in their ears, despite the film being silent; some are even said to have fired back at the screen.
wObM TIL that the current unemployment rate in Greece is 27%. During the Great Depression, the US unemployment rate peaked at 24.9%.
ep6lb TIL that the informal foot paths people create are called "desire paths". In Finland, planners wait until first snowfall and then plan their paved paths around where people's tracks appear.
KYdNR TIL the creator of HBO's White Lotus was a contestant on both Survivor and The Amazing Race.