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TIL that only 48.5% of adults reported reading at least one book in the past year, down from 52.7% five years earlier and 54.6% ten years prior.

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epZYn TIL in Sep. 2022, a satellite was launched into an asteroid and changed its shape and orbit.
DJNJ TIL Hayden Christensen successfully sued USA Network for stealing the idea for “Royal Pains”. Christensen pitched a similar show called “Housecalls”, and “was never informed that a similar program was in development”
XkkQ TIL the Mormon church spent 1.5 billion dollars on a shopping mall this past year.
Rm99 TIL: Coach Stan Van Gundy was fined for saying NBA shouldn’t be playing games on Christmas Day
pYYbO TIL after a disastrous flaw and costly repairs to the Hubble telescope dented public trust, Bob Williams was called crazy to bet his job and 10 precious days for observing "nothing" near the Big Dipper. The result was revolutionary beyond imagination, the first Hubble Deep Field photo