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TIL the iconic picture of Earth coined, 'The Blue Marble", was the first picture that viewed the entire planet as a whole and was only possible due to the sun being behind the Apollo 17 crew. Originally, the image was South up with Antarctica on top, but NASA flipped it to be more recognizable.

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QNlGk TIL about the Gulf rupee, which was issued by the Government of India and was equivalent to the Indian rupee. Between 1956 and 1966, it was the official currency used in areas that today form the countries of Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and the UAE.
DQ7nV TIL that within five years of Dr. Seuss’ death, his widow sold Seuss’ theme park rights to Universal Studios; multimedia rights to Living Books; and film rights to Steven Spielberg. Jim Henson’s son remarked that her business practices were over-saturating the market.
OGJEe TIL There is a Chinese poem entitled "Shī-shì shí shī shǐ", with 92 words - all of which are "shi". The poem becomes comprehensible because Chinese is a tonal language - where the same word can be pronounced with many different tones. Supposedly, the poem is more sensible in Cantonese than Mandarin
a87jZ TIL that January 6th was not the first insurection attempt against the US
VB4E4 TIL the Killer Rabbit in the film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" was inspired by an image on the facade of Notre Dame Cathedral. The image is part of a medieval tradition in illuminated manuscripts where killer rabbits attack humans and seek justice.