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TIL in 1963, JFK suggested cancelling Apollo in favor of a joint US-Soviet mission to the moon.

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eQy5 TIL that Christopher Nolan “believes that audiences can sense when things are actually there instead of just being all computer generated”, which is why he constructed large-scale practical sets for spacecraft in “Interstellar”, including both the interior and parts of the exterior.
GOlj TIL your 2016 calendar is reusable in 2044, 2072, and 2112. In 2017, you can re-use calendars from these years: 2006, 1995, 1989, 1978, 1967, 1961, 1950, 1939, 1933, and 1922.
wL86P TIL: NYC Central Park cost more than Alaska. New York State legislature paid about $7.4 million dollars for 843 acres starting 1853. A few years later in 1867, the US bought the 600,000 square miles of Alaska for $7.2 million
4XLmb TIL,former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's son Uday Hussein used to imprison and torture Iraqi national team footballers for days if they lost a match or a tournament.
6E1wQ TIL that there existed a female equivalent to "Jackass": "Rad Girls".