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TIL an unmanned Russian spacecraft crashed on the moon on July 21, 1969 - while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were still walking on the surface.

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oBe7E TIL that Sam Houston, the general who led Texas to victory in its war for independence from Mexico & who served as its president during its 10 years of independence, was removed from office as Governor of Texas when it seceded in 1861, after refusing to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy.
eBPn TIL of the Blue House Raid, an attempt by North Korea to assassinate the South Korean president. The plot was foiled when South Koreans who were captured by the would be assassins were let go with the promise they would not call the police. They called the police.
Q0kd TIL that English scientists in 2008 created a robot that was controlled by only rat brain cells. This robot, without any programming, effectively navigates rooms and depending on what rat brain cells they use, the robot will behave differently.
6E1g7 TIL Shrek dominated the 2002 BAFTA Awards: it received 6 nominations including Best Film and Best Supporting Actor (Eddie Murphy is the only actor to ever be nominated for a voice-over performance), and went to win the award for Best Adapted Screenplay, the only animated movie to do so.
QNDN6 TIL that Apple code-named the PowerMac 7100 “Carl Sagan.” Sagan sent a C&D letter, Apple complied, renaming it “BHA” for “Butthead Astronomer.” Settling out of court, the final name became “LAW” for “Lawyers are Wimps.”