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TIL International space station has the internet speed of 600MB per second

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PdrZ TIL: in 1962, Mike Wallace’s oldest son Peter went missing while exploring in Greece. Wallace flew to Greece alone, asked question, followed his son’s last know locations and found his body at the bottom of a hill where he fell while hiking.
yVZaV TIL that in Nigeria, "Dundee United" - the name of a Scottish football team - is used as an insult meaning 'stupid'.
R7gnl TIL In Oklahoma, it can take a teacher, with a degree, 11 years to reach QuikTrip’s starting salary for full-time employees with just a high school diploma.
PYkon TIL that the south-asian kingdom of Bhutan uses GNH (Gross National Happiness) to measure its growth and success, instead of GDP (Gross Domestic Product).
GYZn7 TIL a researcher spent her career studying what differentiates successful from unsuccessful people. She found grit, which she defines as "passion and perseverance for long-term goals", to be the main determinant of success, at least as good as IQ or socio-economic status at predicting life outcomes.