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TIL Japan Created a Kimono for Every Nation at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

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KOvDR TIL - Water was probably delivered to Earth from space
lKbK TIL Lark Voorhies (Lisa Turtle from Saved by the Bell) wrote a book rife with grammatical errors and insane ramblings called “True Light”. The first paragraph alone has over 70 commas.
GYEoQ TIL the first food and drink consumed on the Moon was communion by Buzz Aldrin
9Y6Rm TIL about Patrick Vincent Coleman, train dispatcher who died saving hundreds of lives during the Halifax Explosion. His final message: "Hold up the train. Ammunition ship afire in harbour making for Pier 6 and will explode. Guess this will be my last message. Good-bye boys."
Yp57Z TIL Tumbleweeds aren't native to America. They arrived through a contaminated flax shipment from Russia and are reportedly very tasty as a boiled vegetable or in salads.