3. TIL that we actually have photographs showing entire star systems being warped i...

TIL that we actually have photographs showing entire star systems being warped in space-time by immense gravitational force. These Gravitational Lenses appear to us a circular bubble of stars and galaxies, and prove Einstein's Theory of General Relativity.

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Netherlands Jan Modaal, Jan Lul
Australia Fred Nurk, Joe Farnarkle
Belgium Jan Janssen, Piet Pietersen
Bulgaria Ivan Ivanov, Maria Ivanova
Spain Pepito Pérez
South Africa Koos van der Merwe
Philippines Juan dela Cruz
Indonesia Si Polan
Ireland Joe Soap
Iceland Jón Jónsson, Jóna Jónsdóttir
United Kingdom Joe Bloggs, John Bull, Joe Public
Israel Israel Israeli, Moshe Cohen
Italia Mario Rossi, Maria Rossi
Austria Hans Meier, Herr und Frau Österreicher
Japan 名無しの権兵衛 (Nanashi no Gonbei), Yamada Taro, Yamada Hanako
Canada Jos Bleau
China Chansiu Ming
Korea Guil Dong
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Australia Fred Nurk, Joe Farnarkle [2] Belgia (Flanderi) Jan Janssen, Piet Pietersen [2] Brasilia José tai Joao da Silva, Maria Aparecida [2] Bulgaria Ivan Ivanov, Maria Ivanova [2] Espanja Pepito Pérez [2] Etelä-Afrikka Koos van der Merwe [2] Filippiinit Juan dela Cruz [2] Indonesia Si Polan [2] Irlanti Joe Soap [2] Islanti Jón Jónsson, Jóna Jónsdóttir [2] Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta Joe Bloggs, John Bull, Joe Public [2] Israel Israel Israeli, Moshe Cohen [2] Italia Mario ja Maria Rossi [2] Itävalta Hans Meier, Herr und Frau Österreicher [2] Japani 名無しの権兵衛 (Nanashi no Gonbei), Yamada Taro, Yamada Hanako [2] Kanada Jos Bleau [2] Kiina Chansiu Ming [2] Korea Guil Dong [2] Kreikka Giorgos Ellinas [2] Kroatia Ivan ja Ivana Horvat, Ana Horvat [2] Latvia Jánis Berzins [2] Liettua Vardenis Pavardenis [2] Malesia Si Anu [2] Malta Joe Borg [2] Norja Ola ja Kari Nordmann [2] Peru Juan ja Juana Perez [2] Puola Jan Kowalski, Jan Nowak [2] Portugali Zé Ninguém [2] Ranska Jean, Jacques tai Pierre Dupont [2] Romania Ion ja Maria Popescu [2] Ruotsi Medel-Svensson [2] Saksa Otto Normalverbraucher ("keskivertoinen kuluttaja"), Herr Schmidt, Lieschen Müller, Max ja Erika Mustermann [2] Serbia Petar Petrovic [2] Slovenia Janez Novak [2] Slovakia Jozko Mrkvicka [2] Sveitsi Hans Muster, Felix Muster, Maria Bernasconi [2] Tanska Morten Menigmand, Herr Sörensen, Hans Jensen [2] Unkari János tai István Kovács [2]

Venäjä Vasja Pupkin, Ivan Ivanov [2]

Vietnam Nguoi La

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