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TIL 47% of Americans do not put a single penny out of their paychecks into savings

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LkX0V TIL the dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovered Tasmania and New Zealand on his first pacific voyage while missing the entire continent of Australia.
EvNw TIL that the first black female astronaut, Mae Jemison, was the first real astronaut to appear on Star Trek, went to Stanford at 16, and also studied dance at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
p8JwO TIL despite failing to find Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370, the search effort produced the most detailed underwater map ever created
9wQOp TIL that US prisoners pick cotton
W7gbY TIL that the character Pai Mei wasn't created by Quentin Tarantino for the Kill Bill movies; he's a pre-existing figure in Chinese folklore, allegedly based on a real Shaolin elder from the 17th century.