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TIL 15 of the 20 fastest shrinking industries in the U.S. are in the manufacturing sector

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AGow TIL that traditional naming customs of Iceland differ in that they follow no family lineage. Men are named after their father. I.e. If Jon has a son named Olaf, his name is Olaf Jonsson. If Olaf then has a son named Magnus, his name is Magnus Olafsson. Women are similar with the suffix ‘dottir’.
wgko TIL that as of April 2010, Bill Gates had donated over $36,854,000,000 in his lifetime, which is more than half of his current net worth of $61 billion.
ZkmD TIL that reality show ‘The Voice’ has yet to create any new singing stars, but has effectively rejuvenated the careers of its celebrity judges.
0vy5 TIL: Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin almost died on the moon due to a faulty switch. As a result, they were unable to blast off into lunar orbit so Buzz Alrdin had to fix the issue by jamming a pen into the broken switch
pw6Z TIL that Vermont declared war on Nazi Germany in WWII 3 months before the US did