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TIL that Astronomers had made a sweet discovery: simple sugar molecules floating in the gas around a star some 400 light-years away, suggesting the possibility of life on other planets.

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PYONL TIL half of the youth who age out of the American foster system will not have a steady job at age 24. Less than 3% will earn a college degree at any point in their life.
Y6Or TIL Idaho is nicknamed the “Gem State” because every known type of gemstone has been found there, including the star garnet which has only otherwise been found in India
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