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TIL the average bachelor's degree holder earns $1.2 million more over their lifetime than someone who only has a high school diploma

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a8Ero TIL that a Prime Minister's son begged for money. Ken'ichi Yoshida was son of Prime Minister of Japan Shigeru Yoshida. When they argued and father ended financial aid, Ken'ichi sat outside the International Press Club with a sign, "Prime Minister's son - penniless", forcing Shigeru to resume funds.
VMMPQ TIL Naked mole rats are NOT blind, are NOT moles or rats or totally hairless, and can move their incisors separately or together like chopsticks. Oh, and they're resistant to cancer.
JY8d8 TIL It is only called an acronym when you pronounce the abbreviation as a real word (ex. NASA), otherwise it's known as an initialism (ex. FBI)
9w55X TIL some of the buildings in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania still have visible battle damage from the American Civil War--including artillery rounds stuck in the walls
wLeM TIL Asperger’s syndrome used to be called “autistic psychopathy”