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rR0kM TIL the Soviet Union made a Space Shuttle remarkable like the US’s counterpart
xVLYg TIL the meaning of the word "Demon" acquired its negative connotations from the Hebrew Bible and consequently the New Testament. Originally from the Greek word δαίμων (daimōn), it denotes a benevolent spirit or divine power.
5YJ6D TIL Neil Armstrong's heart rate was 150 when he landed on the Moon. For a fit astronaut, not moving, the only explanation is he was terrified. But he set the Eagle down with less than 30 seconds of fuel: Truly the Right Stuff.
XEPEr TIL of Rapid Man, Colorado Rapids' mascot, "a cross between a muscular man-smurf and a steroid-enhanced Bart Simpson who had just emerged from taking the polar plunge"
GYAnj TIL that M. Robertson in 1898 wrote about a ship named Titan wrecking against an iceberg, just like happened 14 years later to the Titanic