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TIL that Buzz Aldrin’s first words on the Moon were “Beautiful view.”

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rNYQM Today I learned that Donald Duck was legally drafted into and discharged from the US Army during WWII
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kvWm TIL Pot is legal and in North Korea. It carries no social stigma, and is widely used.
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aolN TIL Bear-Cats are a real thing but are neither bears nor cats. They use their tail as an extra limb and to communicate emitting an odor reminiscent of popcorn or corn chips.