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TIL only 5% of U.S. workers are employed in STEM fields, yet they are responsible for more than 50% of our sustained economic expansion

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AN0Xa TIL the Amygdala in the brain is responsible for processing fear and sexual desires. Its goal is to ensure survival. If for some reason fear is not enough to get through a dangerous situation, stimulation of sexual activity for the purpose of reproduction ensures the continuation of the species.
gMO4W TIL that Friday the 13th is the most common day of the week for the 13th to fall on
v1JPK TIL that in 1995 we sent a probe in Jupiter's atmosphere. It gathered and relayed data for 58 minutes, before being destroyed by the increasing pressure.
PvYn TIL O.J. Simpson earned $3,000,000 just from signing autographs while in prison.
PYZGG TIL that the Huanghuagang Martyr Memorial in China has a replica of the US Statute of Liberty on top. It replaced a previous Statue of Liberty that held a rifle, symbolizing Mao's quote that “political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.”