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TIL that Apollo astronauts' footprints on the Moon may last for millions of years.

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9YxZ7 TIL there's a batch of beef stew in Bangkok thats been simply "topped up" for 40 years. Any bowl you order could have bits decades old
b90e9 TIL TVs emit a tone during ad breaks that are inaudible to humans but that smartphones are listening for; now corporate entities can link the tv & phone as belonging to the same person. It means govt entities can play a tone thru the TV & ping all the phones in the room, identifying the whole group.
j6GvQ TIL Mavis Beacon was a fictional character played by Renée L’espérance.
M7A8K TIL: In the 1950s, the Asiatic cheetah was declared extinct in India and15 left in Iran, however, this year after efforts by conservationists, they brought them back with Dr Marker proclaiming, "If we can save the cheetah, we can change the world" "Or we have to change the world to save the cheetah"
EgxQx TIL turning over control of the Panama Canal to Panama was a huge controversial emotional issue dividing many Americans in the 1970's