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TIL the USA space budget exceeds the rest of the world’s combined

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XkGj TIL that the average annual salary of a professional NBA cheerleader is $56,000
rVry TIL Norway has mandatory conscription for all males and females for one year.
wjE1 TIL an estimated one third of the population will often sneeze when looking at the sun or a bright source of light; this is due to a genetic quirk known as the photic sneeze reflex; a condition described by neurologists as having to do with crossed wires in the brain
9nG7 TIL: Forest fires can create lightning
OGpX TIL There is a medical disorder in infants called “Maple Syrup Urine Disease,” where the child’s urine smells of maple syrup or burnt sugar. And it can be fatal.“