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TIL NASA has won two Emmy Awards for Interactive Programming. NASA was awarded for its coverage of Mars InSight in 2018, and for its coverage of the SpaceX Demonstration Mission-1 in 2019.

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YjPd TIL Flags are lowered to half-staff to make room for the invisible flag of Death
5Yp7n TIL that after several years of struggling to get into the music industry, British singer Arnold Dorsey decided to adopt a more "arresting" stage name. His choice? Engelbert Humperdinck.
PbWn TIL that in 1942, FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT introduced a bill in which raised the marginal tax rate for salaries exceeding $25,000 (after tax) to 100%, thereby limiting salaries to $25,000 (about $361,000 today). CREATING A MAXIMUM WAGE.
4X495 TIL The "X" in "Xmas" is an ancient symbol/initial for Christ, not a political/corporate attempt to "remove Christ from Christmas".
xv9o TIL George Clooney spent his Nespresso Paycheck On A Spy Satellite To Keep Tabs On The Sudanese Army. Actor and activist he funds a hi-tech project that is tracking troops and warning civilians of attacks from Sudan’s bloody Army.