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TIL There is an unsanctioned “art museum” that Astronauts on Apollo twelve snuck onto the moon.

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E1P8V TIL The oldest drinking straw in existence, was found in a Sumerian tomb dated 3,000 B.C.E.. It was a gold tube inlaid with precious stones.
7KOL TIL that airplane windows were once square until 3 fatal crashes in the 50’s were caused by the windows. Corners are weak points(4 on a window) and stress/pressure can cause these points to crack
R7Wya TIL magenta doesn’t exist in nature. It’s created by the mind.
womN8 TIL: The "Festival of Drunkeness" in Ancient Egypt celebrates the sensory elements of life and pleases the goddess Hathor and participants believed alcohol saved humanity. There was drinking, dancing, and sex to the point of passing out and being woken by temple bells the next day for prayer.
epeQk TIL about Salieri syndrome where people with it are often mildly talented people in larger organizations in a position to help you — but instead they undermine your success.