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TIL McDonalds managers make more on average than teachers in most US states

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N71G6 TIL Superman Actor Christopher Reeve and Comedian Robin Williams Were Once Roommates and 'As close as brothers.'
jNDkn TIL Scientists made light travel at 17 meters per second by having light travel through a gas at nearly zero kelvin.
ZekY TIL in 1942 RMS Laconia was sunk by a German U-Boat who then commenced rescue operations, broadcasting their humanitarian intent on open radio. With a deck full of survivors, USAAF bombers then sunk the boat. The German navy subsequently abandoned attempting rescue of civilian survivors.
vWr4 TIL that the movie “Castaway” increased FedEx’s business world wide. After they didn’t even ask for money to be featured in it.
OGeV4 TIL: That the term "Milquetoast", meaning a timid person, is often mistakenly spelled as "Milk Toast". But in a weird twist, the timid cartoon character of Caspar Milquetoast for whom the term is coined, was actually named after milk toast because of it's blandness! So both terms are correct!