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TIL that Seattle has a “tiny house” village that homeless residents can use to sleep, eat and shower. It costs residents $90 a month to cover utilities, and is designed to help them get back on their feet.

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VBL1m TIL The days of the week were named after the planets: Sun, Moon, Mars (Ares), Mercury (Hermes), Jupiter (Zeus), Venus (Aphrodite) and Saturn (Cronos_
6pOZ TIL The headline of an article can heavily opinionate ones understanding of an article, even damage the ability to actually properly understand the article itself.
4kdy6 TIL that 61% of US troops killed in Vietnam were under the age of 21. The overall average age was 23.
epWNJ TIL that a Milkshake Duck is a person who gains popularity on social media for some positive or charming trait but is later revealed to have a distasteful history or to engage in offensive behavior.
bM5p TIL That owls fly silently due to specially designed edges of their primary feathers. When most birds fly, turbulence from air gushing over their wings creating noise. However, owls have their primary feathers serrated like a comb, which divides turbulence into tiny currents aka micro-turbulences.