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TIL the NSA is the largest employer of mathematicians in the United States

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YRpr TIL that in contrary of the Hollywood romanticized view, a lot of Cowboys were black, hispanic or indians, often were at the lowest social status, and earned very small wages.
X01v6 TIL A galactic "second" is eight earth years. The "big year"—a complete rotation of the Milky Way—takes 250 million of our local years to complete, making a comparable "day" nearly 700 thousand years, an "hour" 25,500 years, and a "minute" 475 years. A galactic "nanosecond" is 1/4 of an earth second
j6LLR TIL A Yule Log is an entire tree. Families would bring in the trunk of the tree and stick the big end of it in the fireplace. It's meant to last from Christmas Day to Jan 5th (the 12th night).
0wrA5 TIL The US Senate still uses a page system. A system where it employs underage boys to run around delivering messages. It even has its own special school the boys, so they can be free to work.
X0m6D TIL: Mistletoe, commonly seen during Christmas with people kissing under it, is a parasitic plant that kills trees and produces poisonous berries.