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TIL Most Americans have less than $1,000 in savings, not enough for a major medical, auto, or home, expense

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4P6N TIL that more people were killed while producing the V-2 rocket than were killed in its use (12,000 vs. 9000). In addition Germany spent 50% more money on the V-1 and V-2 than the U.S. spent on the atomic bomb
PD7w TIL: In Mexico City 10 squats will earn you a free subway ticket
VBgw8 TIL John Batman was the founder of the town that became Melbourne, Australia. And originally he called it "Batmania". There's even a street named after him: Batman Ave.
RM6j TIL 84% of the top 50 Kickstarter projects missed their delivery dates and 15 of them have not shipped.
9YAAp TIL Pharmacologist and biochemist Gertrude Belle Elion helped develop drugs for treating leukemia, malaria, herpes, and AIDS. She shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Medicine despite never having completed her PhD.