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TIL, despite its vastness, it only takes 39-40 digits of pi to calculate the size of the observable universe to an accuracy of 1 hydrogen atom. Because of this, NASA uses only 15 digits of pi in even their highest accuracy calculations.

by whatilearned July 1, 2022, 5:54 am

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TIL that just less than a century ago, astronomers weren’t sure that the universe expanded beyond the Milky Way. Edwin Hubble (for whom the Hubble telescope was named) definitively proved the universe was far more vast.

by whatilearned June 27, 2022, 3:29 am

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TIL That ancient Mesopotamian rulers used to give themself the title “King of the Universe”

by whatilearned June 23, 2022, 12:32 pm

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TIL about a blind Bulgarian mystic called Baba Vanga who passed away in 1996 but who left behind predictions for every year until 5079, at which point she believed the universe would cease to exist.

by whatilearned June 22, 2022, 9:47 am

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I think this ‘Miss Universe’ contest is rigged.

by cringeyjokesman June 20, 2022, 6:07 pm

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You step through a portal to a parallel universe that is almost exactly like ours except for one small hilarious detail, what is it?

by QuestionGuy June 14, 2022, 3:20 am

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what do you think it is beyond the universe?

by QuestionGuy June 10, 2022, 4:37 pm

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Morbius Leaked Cinematic Universe (Part 1.5) (2301-2600)

by CopyPastaArchive June 10, 2022, 1:57 am

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TIL In the Marvel Universe, Santa Claus is the most powerful mutant ever detected by Cerebro

by whatilearned June 7, 2022, 6:43 pm

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TIL The current largest known thing in the universe is a black hole (Ton 618). It has a mass equal to 66 billion Suns and it’s accretion disk is one of the brightest things in the Universe.

by whatilearned June 6, 2022, 6:44 am

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TIL The largest structure in the universe is the Hercules–Corona Borealis Great Wall (10 billion light years) it would take light 72.4% of the time which has elapsed since the big bang to traverse this structure.

by whatilearned June 6, 2022, 4:35 am

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You’re in charge of making the Pokémon universe gritty, cynical and harsh. What would Ash’s adventure look like?

by QuestionGuy June 3, 2022, 1:31 pm

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