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TIL that a NASA intern stole lunar samples from the Apollo mission, arranged them on his bed and literally had “sex on the moon” with his girlfriend.

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GY66J TIL: Am-Phu cave in Vietnam is decorated with "hell" themes: sculpted demons "and fanged devils bathed in sinister red light, where hands reach up from the waters below and river monsters threaten to gnash (visitors') souls to bits." It's located under the mountain associated with heaven.
ZXMv TIL that King’s Dominion has a roller coaster that is so fast and intense that it had to be closed and redesigned because sustained G-Forces were causing riders to black out.
41PX TIL PhotoDNA, Microsoft software, can automatically identify an image as child porn. Over 70 companies are using it to detect these illegal images and aid law enforcement around the world.
OGEY6 TIL Mount Rushmore construction was completed on Halloween (October 31, 1941)
Wk9xd TIL that most people spend almost 12 hours of their 40-hour workweek preparing for and attending meetings.