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TIL that each full moon was given its own name by Native Americans, and the harvest moon is the one closest to the autumnal equinox.
woPmP
TIL of Zambia's space program involving being rolled down a hill & spun around trees in an oil drum as weightlessness training, then swinging on a rope then cut from it, emulating freefall. Taught to walk on their hands as this was "how you walk in space". A 16 yr old and a cat were Mars bound first
oRWRY
TIL There is water on the moon! This is the form of ice trapped within dust and minerals on/under the surface. It has been detected on areas of the lunar surface that are in permanent shadow and are very cold, enabling the ice to survive. This was likely delivered to the surface by comets.