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TIL 99 percent of the population in the United States and Europe are unable to see the Milky Way at night due to artificial light

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b9Ddp Today I learned that the slang word “stan” originates from an Eminem song of the same name, a portmanteau of “stalker” and “fan”. The connotation was originally negative.
bW0N TIL that Charles Guiteau chose an ivory handled revolver to shoot President Garfield because he wanted it to look nice when it was put on display in a museum after he used it.
WVeY TIL there is a neurological disorder where an individual holds the delusion that a friend, spouse, parent, or other close family member has been replaced by an identical-looking impostor.
J46Q TIL that after Elon Musk’s wife told him “I am your wife, not your employee” due to him not treating her as an equal, he told her that “if you were my employee, I would fire you”
4r96 TIL Dogs have ‘Eureka moments’ and enjoy the experience of solving a problem in order to obtain a reward.