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TIL: The Psychic industry in the U.S. has grown 52% in the last decade, reached $2.3 billion in profits in 2019, and is one of the 30 fastest growing industries in the U.S.

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kL5e TIL that the company who created the Etch A Sketch was about to go bankrupt, right before they signed a deal with Pixar to have their product shown in Toy Story in 1995. The scene was only 12 seconds long, but it gave the company a 20% sales increase that saved the company.
neKBd TIL singing has amazing health benefits such as: Works the lungs & tones intercostals/diaphragm, Improves sleep, Benefits cardio, Relaxes muscle tension, Improves posture, Opens sinuses/respiratory tubes, Could decrease snoring, Releases endorphins, Boosts immune system, Improves Parkinsons symptoms
7b0x TIL that Tom Hanks is an avid support of NASA’s manned space programs and originally wanted to be an astronaut, but “didn’t have the math”. He was awarded the Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award in 2006 for his contributions to raising public awareness of space programs.
9wbVB TIL the term "fragging" originated during the highly unpopular Vietnam War, when U.S. soldiers would kill a fellow soldier, usually a superior, using a fragmentation grenade to make it look accidental.
AlRn TIL that, unlike the depiction in Gravity, running out of oxygen in a spacesuit is a “cheerful” experience where the diminished 02 means “Everything seems funny. And as you’re laughing about it, you slowly nod off.”