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TIL The first man to fly a plane Orville Wright) & the first man to walk on the moon (Buzz Aldrin) were alive at the same time. Buzz was 17 when Orville died and his father was good friends with Orville.

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n1ad TIL “biweekly” can mean both “twice a week” and"every two weeks"
OoXmX TIL that not only can eyeballs be rugby-ball shaped (astigmatism) instead of basket-ball shaped, but one in 2000 people have a cornea shaped like the top of The Gherkin, rather than the O2 Arena. This is called Keratoconus and causes blurred vision, but not blindness.
R75Ew TIL that Monowi village in USA has a population of 1 and the only resident runs a 5000-volume library and a tavern that draws regular customers from as far as 80 miles away.
ADvMx TIL that facial hair in the military of many countries is prohibited, due mainly to safety concerns with the airtight seal while using a gas mask. There are numerous militaries around the world that have very strict policies regarding facial hair length, style and grooming.