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TIL every 28 seconds a student borrower defaults on their federal loan.

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9wwQG TIL Learned that from the day it was discovered until the day it was formally revoked of it's status as a planet, Pluto made it less then 1/3 of the way around the sun.
kJ4D4 TIL that, despite “gruel” today being shorthand for “inedible, disgusting food”, it was a staple food, decent tasting, and decent for you
oBOQW TIL about a drink called the New Jersey Turnpike which calls for the server to ring out the mat found on the floor of a bar into a shot glass and is given to the loser of a bar bet.
4XQeX TIL that everyone remembers Rembrandt by his first name, his surname was actually Van Rijn. Probably inspired by Italian masters known by their first name such as Raphael or Michelangelo, he would deliberately sign with his alone.
KOKJB TIL Louise Fletcher (Nurse Ratchet in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) was so upset that the other actors could laugh and be happy while she had to be so cold and heartless that near the end of production she removed her dress and stood in only her panties to prove she was not a cold-hearted monster