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TIL Bill Nye is the CEO of the Planetary Society, a non-profit originally founded in part by Carl Sagan to further space exploration

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wLXO6 TIL Amish men shave their mustaches as a protest against violence. The Amish were originally founded in Europe. At the time, mustaches were prevalent in the German military. The Amish began shaving their mustaches as a physical representation of their non-violent nature. It continues today.
awxGy TIL that the first ever east-west transatlantic flight (1919) included two stowaways, a rejected crew member named Will Ballantyne and a tabby kitten named "Whoopsie"
Oo5Z6 TIL that in 1998 USA, more fast-food employees were murdered on the job than police officers.
Yd0A TIL: The term ‘Sith’ is never mentioned in the original Star Wars trilogy
RZNj TIL Congress appropriated money in 1906 to paint The Statue of Liberty because a green patina had covered its once dull-copper skin. The effort was halted largely due to public outcry and only the interior was painted.