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TIL: A Man saves a drowning boy from a River, 30 Years after saving the same boys farther

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P1NVL TIL The Solar System is surrounded by colossal spherical shell of trillions of icy objects called the Oort Cloud
l75nN TIL: As recently as the 1950’s around 50% of Americans age 65 and older lived in multigenerational households.
5YOYR TIL the song Killing Me Softly was originally penned by Lori Lieberman, and described the night she went to a small show and listened to Don McLean singing a B-side to American Pie. It went on to be covered by Roberta Flack, then the FuGees, but Lori was never credited.
W7OgY TIL that the son of Sam Walton, the founder of the Walmart, served in special operations during the Vietnam War and was considered a hero… The Story
PY1XG TIL Vulture population has decreased by 99%+ in India because Diclofenac/Voltaren, commonly used to treat cattle, is lethal to them.