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TIL once every 10,000 years, a black hole in a galaxy reveals itself by ripping apart a passing star. These tidal disruption events have given astronomers a new way to map the hidden cosmos.

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R7Wa9 TIL a Harvard study found that hiring one highly productive ‘toxic worker’ does more damage to a company’s bottom line than employing several less productive, but more cooperative, workers.
E1jpp TIL of the Federal Theater Project. It was a program to employ artists during the great depression. The Federal Theatre Project was distinguished for its focus on racial injustice. At its conclusion, 65 percent of its productions were still presented free of charge.
XEpQr TIL that the popular MMO EVE Online hired an economist to oversee the in-game money. Besides writing internal reports, he occasionally intervenes to prevent inflation and unintended market consequences. EVE has about 500k users who partake in the game's hyper-libertarian online economy.
nbX7 TIL of a condition called Cherophobia (fear of happiness) where sufferers avoid experiences that invoke positive emotions or happiness
ppkA TIL castration of the male testicles can cause an increase in life expectancy by an average of 14-19 years.