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TIL that 41% of Australians don't know how long it takes for the Earth to orbit the sun.

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76jr TIL that Phillip J. Fry from Futurama was named for comedian Phil Hartman, who at the time of his death was preparing to voice Zapp Brannigan, a character written specifically for him.
Xnm8 TIL that according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2012 there were 115,000 janitors, 83,000 bartenders, 323,000 restaurant servers, and 80,000 heavy-duty truck drivers with bachelor’s degrees – a number exceeding that of uniformed personnel in the U.S. Army.
QrxX TIL that NASA no longer has the original recording of the moon landing because it has been recorded over and reused. NASA admitted it back in 2006
Ogw6 TIL Hitler didn’t officially become a German citizen until 1932, a year before he would become Chancellor
noR7 TIL that Gerald Ford is the only person ever to be Vice President, and later President, without being elected to either office.