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TIL that a 10 meter microwave telescope has been operating at the South Pole since 2007

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Lkjod TIL Angelina Jordan, a 14 y.o. singer who won Norway's Got Talent in 2014, always performs barefoot because when aged 6 she met a girl living on the streets without shoes- Angelina gave this girl her shoes and vowed never to appear on stage again wearing shoes until all the world’s children had them
M7Og7 TIL Petula Clark had a worldwide hit in 1967 with "This is my song". #1 in UK, Ireland, Australia, and #3 in the US and Canada. Words and music were written by Charlie Chaplin.
XEJ08 TIL a teenage cheerleader’s mom tried to hire a hitman to kill her daughter’s cheerleading rival’s mother. She thought if her mom was killed, she would be too sad to cheerlead. The man she “hired” was working for the cops.
x6or1 TIL: The government of North Korea assigns every citizen a social class based on the political, social, and economic background of their direct ancestors as well as the behavior of their relatives. Descendants from wealthy families (pre-revolution) are given the lowest status.
e5eJ TIL Norman Borlaug, a late professor at Texas A&M, used his knowledge of soil science to help solve food shortage problems in various regions of the world. He won the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for his work, which has helped save one billion people from starving.