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TIL India’s moon orbiter took photos of the Apollo landing site, debunking the conspiracy theory that the US faked the moon landings.

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VNy0 TIL A car crashed through the front window of the struggling Cape Cod Potato Chips store in 1980, almost hitting the owner’s daughter. The subsequent insurance payment and publicity from the accident helped tide the company over until the following summer, by which time business was booming.
D1Vdg TIL in 1997, Texas commissioners tried to designate “heaven-o” as their county’s official greeting. The reason, “hello” contains “hell”.
8e7rZ TIL Ronald Reagan's second Chief of Staff, from 1985 to 1987, was a man named Donald Regan.
ZZGB TIL of the worlds smartest dog, Endal. Who could even work an ATM properly.
Y7ped TIL about Mohed Altrad, a French-Syrian billionaire who doesn't know when he was born because his mother was assaulted by the tribal chief and died shortly after the birth. Being a Bedouin he had no access to school. He still obtained a doctorate in computer science in Paris thanks to a scholarship.