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TIL: Most data scientists spend only 20 percent of their time on actual data analysis and 80 percent of their time finding, cleaning, and reorganizing huge amounts of data

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v19gL TIL about the Land Rush of 1889 - 50,000 people raced into unclaimed lands in present-day Oklahoma, looking to claim a piece of two million acres put up for grabs. Within hours of the Land Rush beginning, Oklahoma City and Guthrie had populations of 10,000 people.
evln TIL: In the Victorian Era, Doctors Prescribed Beards to Help Keep Men Healthy
wLVPJ TIL Skellig Michael, the island which served as a filming location for the end of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and several scenes in The Last Jedi, was founded by a Gaelic Christian monastery between the 6th and 8th century and remained continuously occupied until abandoned in the late 12th century
D1Pvr TIL that UFC announcer Bruce Buffer met his half brother when he was thirty...that man is Michael Buffer the “Let’s Get Ready to Rumble!” Guy.
jNZGM TIL Sean Connery was offered was 15% of worldwide box office receipts to play Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, but turned it down for "not understanding the script." The deal would have been worth about $400 million.