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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.

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69ERw TIL that the numbering system in India has different words for the powers of ten starting with ten to the fifth, and names every other power from there (seventh, ninth, etc.)
E1P1w TIL In 1989 the Chinese Communist Party forces at Tiananmen Square used expanding bullets, prohibited by international law, to cause particularly grievous wounds when shooting at protesters, thousands of whom were killed.
OGxGR TIL in the ABC song, the note for G is a G
xV6V1 TIL Loot Boxes are Regulated in Some Countries Under Gambling Laws
WZPN TIL a kid dying in the Make a Wish Foundation asked for a bridge to be painted turquoise so it was… and birds keep dying by flying into it thinking it’s sky.