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TIL that since 1982 the Alaska Permanent Fund (funded by oil and mining revenues) pay a Permanent Fund Dividend to each resident of Alaska

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5Yjlk TIL the moon has a barely discernible atmosphere compared to the Earth, which is why the moon is covered in impact craters from passing meteorites & space debris when compared to the Earth, where most spacial detritus burns up before impact.
69LLm TIL: The 3x platinum hit "Man in the Mirror" is one of two songs not written by Michael Jackson from Jackson's seventh solo album "Bad".
ADgnx TIL studies show that cats understand human commands, but don't care to follow them
d8xj TIL That the Texas Legal System uses the Character Lennie Smalls from Of Mice and Men to determine if a death-row inmate is “too retarded” to understand his crimes, and thus avoid the death penalty.
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