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TIL the Earth has a second moon called 2016 Ho3. Essentially a large asteroid, it orbits the Earth non elliptically but has the most stable orbit of Earths “ other moons”.

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QbX TIL that a janitor who worked at Goldman Sachs worked his way up the corporate ladder to eventually become the CEO
5Yk59 TIL Stone crabs aren't killed for their meat. You simply remove one claw and throw them back in. They will eventually regrow their claw making them a renewable resource.
mGAo TIL George Soros used a loophole to defer paying taxes and instead reinvest his money. Following this rule, after 40 years a Hedge Fund manager could amass $15.9B as opposed to $2.4B (amount if taxes were paid when the money was earned).
8aRkP TIL of the S.S. Eastland which became too top heavy and capsized killed 846 people after adding lifeboats to meet federal requirements after the Titanic sunk.
jNkQv TIL that Alan Turing volunteered during war and in the application form he answered a question that asked the applicant if they understood that by signing up they place themselves liable to military law as "No". No one noticed, he became a fine marksman and then got out by citing this technicality.