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TIL that Michael Jackson’s estate continues to earn more than $100M annually, peaking at $825M in 2016.

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Px9w TIL a man was writing articles and reporting about deaths of people who he actually killed. He was arrested when they found he has more information than the police
VMmwG TIL that astronaut Chris Hadfield was temporarily blinded in 2001 during a spacewalk. He was blinded by a drop of a mixture of oil and soap solution that got in his eye. The solution is used to keep the visors on an astronaut's helmet fog-free.
kOB6g TIL that there is a 8.5 cm (3.3 in) aluminium astronaut on the moon called the Fallen Astronaut meant to honor astronauts who have died in the advancement of space exploration.
0wWPy TIL the reason we have 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, and 360 degrees in a circle is because the Sumerians used a counting system with a base 60, which was then passed on to the Babylonians.
jDp TIL America has been at war for 214 years, but at peace for only 21