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TIL Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was “Moon”

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jNbwa TIL that when you fall into cold water you produce an involuntary 'gasp' response and inhalation of water due to a response called Cold Water Shock that greatly increases your chance of drowning
OogO7 TIL there is an island in Ethiopia where Christian Ethiopians claim to have kept the Ark of Covenant for thousands of years. It is watched over by a single man with no name known as the "Guardian" and no woman are allowed on the island for fear of "stirring the passions" of the virgins on the island
v4DL TIL turkeys got their name because the British thought they came from Turkey. Meanwhile, in Turkey, turkeys are called hindis because they thought turkeys came from India. In reality, they came from North America.
LQv5Z TIL the songwriter for the hit “Tequila” (1957) never received royalties for the song until the 2000s, and passed in 2006
KOe9Q TIL of 'Taxus voor hoop', a Dutch initiative to collect pruning leftovers of Yew trees/bushes from gardens to produce cancer treatment drugs