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TIL the style of constellation diagrams used in most modern astronomy guides was invented by Curious George author H. A. Ray

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Ejyp TIL you only need a 70% or higher to get an A in the UK. You don’t fail unless your grade is lower than 40%
VMpek TIL: The Wizard of Oz received one negative review, from the New Yorker, whose film critic despised the film's "Vulgarity [of] raw, eye-straining Technicolor" and "Singer Midgets"
N7vnb TIL of the Random Hall Milk, a carton of milk that MIT students have been preserving for the last 26 years
KprJ TIL that FDR prepared a speech for Jefferson Day on April 13, 1945 - the day after he died. His final words were to be: “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith.”
ADr74 TIL that the FBI has a rapid deployment Art Crime Team consisting of 20 special agents. Since its conception in 2004, it has recovered over 15,000 items valued at over $800,000,000