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TIL Germans score higher than the English on IELTS, The International English Language Testing System

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5YvR8 TIL about Supreme Court Judge Joseph Force Crater, who became the "missingest man in New York," when he disappeared on the streets of Manhattan in 1930. On the day he destroyed several documents, shifted portfolios to his 5th Ave apartment and withdrew $5000. He was declared legally dead in 1939.
OGYV4 TIL of the Oriflamme. It was the battle standard of the King of France during the Middle Ages. When raised during battle, no prisoners were to be taken until it was lowered
R7Jdl TIL: in the 1960s a boy smuggled in three giant African snails into Florida, and later released them. Within seven years there were an estimated 18,000 of the creatures in the wild, taking 10 years and over $1M to eradicate.
EgdxV TIL surveillance in video games enables detailed profiling of the people playing the game, with some games collecting more behavioral data than social media platforms. Researchers warn of significant risks to consumer privacy.
mxAOo TIL Astronauts only get paid about $70,000 starting out