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TIL white roses in names of 9/11 victims represent it’s their birthday

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BrOnb TIL of the Pareto Principle (also known as the 80/20 rule) which states that for many events roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.(reuploaded with a working link)
R5Wj6 TIL there is a mineral called Cummingtonite. It is named after the town of Cummington, Massachusetts, rather than being a tongue-in-cheek reference.
kO9A5 TIL Chinese Characters are made up of smaller components called "Radicals", and by just learning some basic radicals you can combine them to make thousands of characters.
69gJY TIL that mushrooms are more closely related to humans than to plants
p8w4G TIL pieces of Skylab were scattered around a part of Western Australia after its reentry into Earth. As a joke, the local government then fined NASA $400 for littering. It went unpaid for 30 years until a Californian DJ raised funds to pay the fine.