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TIL just 36% of Detroit-area high school graduates are considered college ready by graduation

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95bQ TIL that the audio levels on Rage Against the Machine’s debut album are considered perfect by many audiophiles, and the song ‘Take the Power Back’ is often used to test amps and speakers.
GYxVQ TIL That there is an instrument you can play without physical contact it's called the theremin
Eg110 TIL that in 1989, a pilot misunderstood a flight plan, resulting in the plane crashing in the Amazon jungle.
LRpV TIL Christian Bale’s stepmother, Gloria Steinham, was a feminist who protested the 1991 publication of the novel, American Psycho, due to its portrayal of violence toward women. In 2000, Bale went on to star as the title character of the novel’s film adaption.