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TIL that Scott Neeson former president of 20th Century Fox International, sold his mansion, porsche, and yacht and left the industry to establish and personally oversee Cambodian Children’s Fund as Executive Director. (in Cambodia)

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oBMmo TIL Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite put into space, transmitted on 20.005 and 40.002 MHz which were detectable by amateur radio operators. After orbiting for about 3 weeks it's batteries had died. 2 months later it burned up falling back into the atmosphere kick-starting the space race.
6EDKJ TIL that the game Geometry Dash used to be called, "Geometry Jump beta."
l445 TIL that a US poll conducted in 2016 found, for the 8th year in a row, that “whatever” is considered to be the most annoying word.
5YnNk TIL that staring into a mirror in a dim room for a long time can make you hallucinate
jNn4N TIL From June 14 to 19 2019, the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn all lined up. Binoculars allow observers to able to see the shape of Jupiter and its four brightest moons -- those discovered by Galileo