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TIL that Ed Dwight, the first African American accepted into the Astronaut Program, left the program because of discrimination before ever going into space.

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RVkw TIL that 8 of the 12 host cities for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil are on the list of the 50 most violent cities in the world (Brasilia, Fortaleza, Recife, Curitiba, Manaus, Cuiaba, Salvador, Belo Horizonte)
j66wv TIL that studies show alcoholism can be attributed to genetics
78OEb TIL okapis are giraffe’s only living relatives
64A8 TIL that the formula used to calculate the US’ poverty level is outdated. It is based off of the cost of living during the 1960’s when food was a family’s largest expenditure. If adjustments are made to the formula to reflect life today, then around 45.7 million Americans would be living in poverty.
epDW6 Today I Learned that the moon distances itself from the Earth by about 3,78 cm(1.49 inches) every year.