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TIL that astronomers found a star that formed in the same gas cloud as the Sun.

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rNL4 TIL A butler, trained at one of a small number of specialized butlering schools, can expect to earn a starting salary of $50,000-60,000 per year upon graduation.
DR6r TIL of the Latin phrase Amor fati which is loosely translated to “love of one’s fate”. It describes an attitude in which one sees everything that happens in their life, including suffering and loss, as good. It is characterized by an acceptance of the events or situations that occur
D1d0e TIL - Peter Herceg (Tomich) sacrificed his life to save hundreds of lives on USS Utah by staying on board while it was sinking to prevent the explosion of the ship
R5oO4 TIL The "two-fingered salute" with an inward facing palm has long been an insulting gesture in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. George H W Bush once accidentally used the insulting gesture in Australia, mistaking it for the "peace sign" (palm facing outwards).
69PgJ TIL The FBI would routinely assassinate Civil Rights activists throughout the 60's and 70's.