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

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vl6x TIL On the 28th of September 2006 The City Council of Reykjavik and neighboring municipalities agreed to turn off all the city lights in the capital area for half an hour, while a renowned astronomer talked about the stars and the constellations on national radio.
yVQWp TIL about Cabeza de Vaca, one of four survivors out of 400 people of the 1527 Narváez expedition. During eight years of traveling across what is now the US Southwest, he became a trader and faith healer to various Native American tribes before reconnecting with Spanish civilization in Mexico in 1536
5YMkn TIL about Thalassocnus: A majestic sea sloth that probably walked on the sea floor.
MePlA TIL There is a tiny residential street in UK famous for its name: "Butt Hole Road"
BrNnb TIL Jerry Seinfeld contacted South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker to express interest in voicing a character. They offered the comedian the nonspeaking part of “Turkey No. 2” in their Thanksgiving episode, but Seinfeld declined.