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TIL of Alfred Peet, a Dutch immigrant who came to the US in 1955 and started the coffee chain. Three of Peet's workers were inspired by his business and started Starbucks, even using Peet's coffee in the beginning for their beans.

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VBRYQ TIL Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov was the first man to die during a space-flight. He volunteered to pilot a hastily built and fatally flawed spacecraft alone in order to save the life of the man who would replace him if he refused — his close friend and first man in space, Yuri Gagarin
jNppN TIL in the UK in 2018 the risk of fatality per motor vehicle mile was about one-tenth that during the 1970s
Yx4W TIL the US Veteran’s Administration was given 387 acres in 1887 to create permanent housing for disabled veterans. The VA hasn’t allowed any new residents since the 1970’s, and leases the land for profit instead of building housing.
1oXW TIL All the planets fit between earth and the moon
199V TIL in 1992, a shipping container filled with 28,000 rubber duckies was lost at sea. To this day, they’re still being found around the world.