Once upon a time, there was nothing. And in the blink of an eye... There was everything! And maybe, it wasn’t the first time! We know it as the Big Bang, the creation of our Universe billions of years ago. But what was before the Big Bang? And what if you put it all in reverse, and everything shrank back into a single point? Could this be the way the Universe ends?...

The Big Bang happened around 13.8 billion years ago. The Universe was condensed in a single dot with the most extreme density and heat. Then it exploded into a colossal overheated ball of plasma. Turn your TV on an empty channel with the cable switched off – those black and white dots you see dancing around your screen are an imprint of Cosmic Microwave Background. Isn't it exciting? Here are some of the most surprising and interesting things about the Universe we live in.

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