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TIL: Only 40% of Large NEOs (Near Earth Asteroids) have been identified

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b9Wk4 TIL about the Kearny fallout meter, designed such that someone with a normal mechanical ability would be able to construct it before or during a nuclear attack, using common household items
yQ118 TIL that within the United States, each state, territory and federal district sets the marriage age in its jurisdiction. As of January 2022 in nine states there is no statutory minimum age when all exemptions were taken into account. Between 2000 and 2018, nearly 300,000 minors were legally married.
RY4w TIL Charlie Chaplin spent the last two decades of his career concentrating on re-editing and scoring his old films for re-release, along with securing their ownership and distribution rights.
Mennb TIL about 'The Lost Year.' On September 12, 1958 Gov. Faubus closed all Little Rock, Arkansas high schools for a year rather than allowing desegregation to continue. Teachers and administrators were required to fulfill their contractual obligations and appear for work in empty schools.
yVN8l TIL: In South Korea, some stores carry "one a day" bananas which are packaged in order of ripeness