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TIL: In the US Asians earn 17% more than Whites.

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KOnl6 TIL of the Bat Bomb, an experimental American WW2 weapon - a large canister filled with 1,040 bats, each carrying their own weight in napalm. Despite promising results, development progressed too slowly and the Bat Bob was abandoned in favour of the atomic bomb.
M7bJB TIL that more than three billion people rely on the ocean to make a living
LkbJV TIL: The unrefrigerated milk they buy in Europe has a shelf life of up to SIX MONTHS when unopened, compared to just 7-10 days in the US and Canada thanks to different pasteurization methods.
GYJEj TIL a Scottish teen's mother had been nagging him for weeks to clean his bedroom. When Ryan Kitching finally cleaned his room, he found 12 old lottery tickets in a drawer; one of them was a winner for £52,981.
NXYP8 TIL that Beyonce once got into a trademark dispute over her daughter's name, "Blue Ivy", with a wedding planning service that shares the same name. She defended her position on the premise that her daughter was a "cultural icon" and a "mini style star".