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TIL NASA astronauts earn $64,724 a year.

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b9KD7 TIL that the author of the Japanese horror novel, Battle Royale, had a nightmare where a teacher commanded him and the other students to kill each other. He vividly remembers the expression on his face and his own terror in the dream, which got him to write the book.
781EM TIL Napoleon, despite being constantly engaged in warfare for 2 decades, exhibited next to no signs of PTSD.
p8kve TIL The Roman – Persian wars are the longest in history, lasting over 680 years. They began in 54 BC and ended in 628 AD.
4kabX TIL of ‘The Terminal Man’ who lived in a Paris airport for 18 years.
R5m7l TIL the number of millionaires in the US is 22 million, or 8.5% of adult population