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TIL that 46.1% of Americans die with less than $10,000 in assets.

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EgY5o TIL the black hole at the center of the Perseus Galaxy Cluster emits data that NASA “sonified” so we can hear it.
OogO7 TIL there is an island in Ethiopia where Christian Ethiopians claim to have kept the Ark of Covenant for thousands of years. It is watched over by a single man with no name known as the "Guardian" and no woman are allowed on the island for fear of "stirring the passions" of the virgins on the island
ANNew TIL James Madison blamed his 1777 campaign defeat to a less principled opponent on his decision not to provide free liquor to voters on Election Day.
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