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TIL that auctioneers average a salary around $46,000 USD

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QJBgk TIL about the term “beauty work”, referring to the post production special effects that are used in movie, television, and music industries to make performers look younger and more attractive.
neBor TIL that the Brontosaurus was thought to be a mistake, the creature had never existed. The animal was actually an Apatosaurus, a previously discovered dinosaur, and it should have had that name. Now it's been discovered that they actually are two separate animals, and the Brontosaurus exists again.
1JmO TIL that cats have scent glands in their paws. When they kneed their paws into us they are marking their territory.