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TIL of the “Corned Beef Controversy” When Astronaut John Young Smuggled a Corned Beef Sandwich Aboard the First Manned Gemini Space Flight

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PYoGn TIL that wedding days often used to end with a "bedding ceremony" where friends and family watched the couple enter bed and, on occasion, witnessed their first sexual intercourse
9YxM TIL there is an archive of all major live television network broadcasts from 9/11 as it happened. “We can only tell you what we know – there’s been some sort of explosion at the World Trade Center.”
EgGmd TIL that before the Jonestown massacre, the People's Temple put together an "Entertainment Night at The Pavilion", which included music, skits, sermons, and other things.
nevYB TIL in 1897, 3 Swedes attempted to be the first people to reach the North Pole. They travelled by hot air balloon but crashed after 65 hours. 33 years later, a ship discovered their camp, along with their dead bodies, journal, and camera. They'd survived for weeks by killing and eating polar bears.
5Y6GQ TIL The pH scale was invented by the Carlsberg brewery as a convince for determining the acidity of their alcoholic beverages