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TIL Pope Paul VI spent the night of July 20,21 1969 watching the moon through a telescope of the Vatican Observatory during the first moon landing. Afterward, he praised the achievement by writing at length about the event

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Egr5x TIL people are heavier today compared to the 1970s and 80s even after controlling for the same amount of caloric intake and exercise.
9wwl6 TIL that kookaburras are also known as laughing jackasses
6ryW TIL that the only ship left in the US Navy that has sunk an enemy ship is 218 years old
xVajB TIL The original Brewster's Millions (1945) was banned in Memphis, TN because Brewster's African-American servant was "treated too well."
WM08 TIL the boy who voiced Bambi grew up to become the youngest drill instructor in Marines history