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TIL 3 scientific papers were published because of new knowledge gained about black holes in the rendering of scenes for the movie Interstellar

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Xxrj TIL that the US has a small piece of land “stuck” in Canada.
GrVJ TIL that in 2014, a spiritual healer in Pakistan claimed he could resurrect the dead. A 40 year old man volunteered to die. Once the healer realised the volunteer wasn’t coming back to life, he was taken into custody.
M77Gb TIL that cancer in heart cells is extremely rare, or unlikely to occur due to the cell division mechanism in a heart's muscle cells
6klW TIL the Bowhead whale is by far the longest living mammal in the world and has been know to live up to 211 years. Some have even been found with the tips of ivory spears still lodged in their flesh from failed attempts by whalers of the 1800’s.
9wpXB TIL There's a forum community offering $10,000 if someone can prove they have a 10" Johnson. Almost 700 pages and no dice.