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TIL that according to surveys, Americans are becoming more pessimistic about the American Dream, focusing more on holding on to what they have than moving upwards

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XELRE TIL Emperor Meiji of Japan (1852-1912) was the last Japanese emperor to wear a full beard
0wBvj TIL in WW2 when the US Air Force were trying to reduce losses of their bombers, they wanted to add armor to the areas that received the most damage, but a mathematician suggested they add the armor in areas that did not receive damage, as planes shot in those areas never made it back to be analyzed.
DDxe TIL: Real life castaway drifted into the Pacific Ocean for 13 months surviving off rainwater, fish, and sea turtles. Several large ships saw him but refused to help him. He eventually drifted to land.
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