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TIL Only about 7 new stars are formed in the Milky Way each year

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dDyrZ TIL people with 'outdoor' cats generally have lower income and lower educational attainment
j6VKp TIL that Brooke Greenberg, who died in 2013, had ‘Syndrome X’, which made her remain physically and cognitively similar to a 1 year old, despite being 20 years old at the time of her death.
W7Re4 TIL that in pre-Roman Sardinia, whenever elderly people were no longer able to support themselves, they were given a neurotoxic plant called "Sardonic Herb" and then dropped from a high rock or beaten to death. The term "sardonic grin" comes from the facial expression they had after their death.
wo047 TIL that Pen Ran, a noted Cambodian pop singer who was popular in the 1960s and early 70s, disappeared and is presumed to have been a victim of the Khmer Rouge.
5Y1jB TIL about Archbishop Damaskinos of Athens. During the Nazi Occupation, the Archbishop spoke out about the deportation of the Jewish population in Greece. When threatened by the Nazis to be executed by firing squad, he sarcastically responded with a request to hung instead as it was "tradition".