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TIL that your probability of earning more than your parents in the US has progressively dropped since 1940

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m75Y TIL nothing comes after “Thrice”. Once, Twice, and Thrice are the only words of their type.
kJ5gW TIL the biggest ship in the world before Titanic, the Olympic, collided with a war vessel while being captained by the eventual captain of the Titanic Edward Smith. The Titanic was being built at the time and had to be delayed in completion as the propeller shaft had to be transferred to the Olympic
yQQWJ TIL that the fastest animal in the world relative to body size is a species of mite called the Paratarsotomus macropalpis, the mite can move at a speed of 322 body lengths per second. The equivalent speed for a human running as fast as this mite would be 1,300 mph
jNOra TIL Kelly Clarkson's single "Since U Been Gone" was inspired by the 2003 song "Maps" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. "Maps" and "Since U Been Gone" share similar introductions, post-chorus guitar breaks, and middle eights, and are both in the key of G major.
X85D TIL Fifteen years ago, an amateur astronomer discovered an asteroid that turned out to be part of an Apollo rocket that disappeared 30 years earlier.