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TIL At 65 Stephen Hawking fulfilled his dream and did a backflip in zero gravity

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08dN TIL In 1981 more than ½ of the world population was living in poverty - This is now down to 21% (and was close to 100% in the 19th century)
GAvp5 TIL China does not recognize international time zones within its borders. The entire country uses China Standard Time which is aligned to Beijing Time
b6kmE TIL that in Yukon, Canada, there is a "desert" between mountains and forests. Despite the name, scientifically is not a desert in the traditional sense, are dunes created by glaciers 24,000 years ago, but locals nickname the place as "the world smallest desert".
V6EZ TIL that a billionaire heir to the SC Johnson fortune received only 4 months in prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting his 12 year old stepdaughter
VMa7m TIL Reading Rainbow was canceled after funding shifted towards shows that taught children how to read rather than why to read. “Reading Rainbow encouraged kids to pick up a book and read.”