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TIL: Family income is a large predictor of whether or not a student will graduate college

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dDEK TIL that when Space Invaders was released in Japanese arcades in 1978, it caused a nationwide shortage of 100 Yen coins.
W7ExY TIL the 1970 song “In the Summertime” by Mungo Jerry was used in a 1990s UK advertisement for a campaign against drunk-driving, because of the lyric “have a drink, have a drive, go out and see what you can find.” The ad showed a group of drinkers at a rural pub getting killed when their car crashes.
MP90 TIL a 2013 poll found Americans view blacks as more racist than whites or Hispanics. Black respondents ranked their own demographic as the most racist.
djVj TIL one tonne of Thorium is equivalent to 200 tonnes of uranium or 3,500,000 tonnes of coal AND 3 times more abundant than uranium but we still dont use it would require “to great an investment and no clear payoff”
gb0b TIL the beautiful Maldives is the lowest country in the world, with an average natural ground level of only 1.5 metres and will probably vanish from the globe this century.