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TIL that an Apollo astronaut lost his wedding ring during his trip to the moon… and found it again during a spacewalk.

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wolo8 TIL that Hershey is one of the only milk chocolate brands in the world that still uses fresh milk in its production, giving it a distinctive taste.
Lx7m TIL that President Jimmy Carter didn’t like a magazine picture of a drug lord so he ordered his prosecution to the maximum extent of the law.
6xpQ TIL that in ‘King of the Hill’, Octavio, a “badass gangster” character who is basically a cartoon version of Danny Trejo, was voiced my Mike Judge, while Enrique, a “normal” everyday hispanic guy was voiced by Danny Trejo.
Wo9B TIL the NFL will hold a ‘disaster draft’ should a disaster, or near-disaster occur to a team. The NFL defines the word 'near-disaster’ as less than 15 player casualties; the word 'disaster’ as greater than 15 player casualties. There are similar provisions for other sports leagues.
MeaE7 TIL Mississippi set up a commission that became a de facto intelligence organization which surveilled people suspected of being anti-segregationist. The commission was eventually linked to the murder of three civil rights workers. It existed between 1956 and 1977 and profiled over 87 000 people.