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TIL that rubies are just red sapphires.

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Brjmy TIL the grandmother of Rush's bass player Geddy Lee saved his family in the concentration camps during WWII
E1d7X TIL that Galileo was born in the same year that Michelangelo died, and died in the same year that Newton was born
oBo0Y TIL there are various occurrences in Manhattan throughout the year where the sunrise and sunset perfectly line up with certain east-west running streets. The phenomenon is known as 'Manhattanhenge,' a name coined by Neil deGrasse Tyson.
M7Kb7 Today I learned that Harold Holt - Australian prime minister best known for going missing after a swim - was dating a girl called Viola Thring until his father came along and married her instead
NX7Jb TIL the average full-time worker earns approximately $2.7 million over their entire lifetime