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TIL The first time evidence of an exoplanet was found was in 1917, but the first exoplanet wasn't confirmed until 1992. Astronomers have now discovered 4200+ exoplanets in 3100+ star systems.

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xV9d0 TIL Sarah Cummins & her fiancé canceled their wedding yet were left with catering for 170; so she invited local shelters for the meal, including bourbon-glazed meatballs, chicken with artichokes & Chardonnay cream sauce, & wedding cake. The community donated dresses & sport coats for guests to wear.
Wkvk4 TIL of Episcopal civil rights martyr Jonathan Myrick Daniels. Daniels was murdered by a shotgun-wielding county deputy named Tom Coleman in Hayneville, Alabama, while in the act of shielding 17-year-old Ruby Sales. He saved the life of the young Black civil rights activist.
D1Xvj TIL Venezuela's name means "little Venice" but the South American country is, in fact, much larger then the Italian city.
GVmg TIL a full-time cashier at Costco makes about $49,000 annually. The average wage at Costco is nearly 20 dollars an hour and 89% of Costco employees are eligible for benefits.
wLWko TIL about Yun Sim-deok, known as Korea's first soprano. Her song "Hymn of Death" became Korea's first pop song; selling 100,000 copies after her death in 1926. Yun had been having an affair with the married writer Kim Woo-jin and the pair committed suicide together by jumping off a passenger ship.