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78MgX TIL the person who named the 'pacific': Ferdinand Magellan
An9g TIL that when people without access to mirrors (or clear water in which to view their reflections) are first exposed to them, their reaction tends to be very negative.
ne78B TIL that a Harvard study followed men for 75 years, including a subject named Godfrey Minot Camille. He began the study with the lowest rating for future stability of all the subjects and he had previously attempted suicide. But at the end of his life, he was one of the happiest of all.
d80Vj TIL in 1987 a robbery suspect fled, half naked, into a showing of RoboCop in order to escape police. He became so engrossed in the movie he failed to notice police had evacuated the theater. It wasn’t until the the lights were turned on that the stunned man was taken into custody.
VZOk TIL that because “diplomatic bags” are protected by international law from being searched, a last-minute shipment of replacement parts for the toilet in the International Space Station was transported in a “diplomatic bag” from Russia to Florida to arrive before liftoff.