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TIL Astronaut John Young was the only astronaut until now to command four different types of spacecraft: Gemini capsule, Apollo Module, Lunar Landing Module and Space Shuttle

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xBlb TIL: A mother sickened her son by feeding him massive amounts of salt (eventually killing him) because she liked the attention she got on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media for having a very ill child.
xVZ1D TIL that the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata is the longest poem ever written with 200,000 verses and 1.8 million words. It was orally transmitted for centuries before being written down 2500 years ago.
YpnyG TIL that judges are more likely to grant parole to prisoners at the beginning of the day or after a lunch break. By the end of a session the chance of a favorable ruling declines to near zero.
VBWvk TIL that when Judge Alton B. Parker was offered the nomination for President in 1904 by party elders, he gave such a bland speech about foreign policy that even his own supporters were uninspired. After the speech, Parker decided to stay silent and not to comment on the major issues.
GAlZN TIL that although frankincense was introduced to western Europe by Frankish crusaders, that's not why it's called that; it comes from the Old French word "franc," meaning pure or high-quality.