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

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6EOYY TIL In 1960 between 14-55 million people died of starvation in China due to famine and human error, this wasn't known to the English-speaking world until 1993.
X11Q TIL “Gaylord” is another term for a large shipping box.
OoDlR TIL In 1979 there was an unidentified double-flash of light near the Prince Edward Islands off of Antartica detected by the Vela Hotel Satellite, suspected to be a nuclear test carried out by South Africa and Israel, but no one ever took credit for it.
MeMmm TIL that the Star Spangled Banner borrowed its tune from “To Anacreon in Heaven”, a British drinking song hailing the praises of an Ancient Greek poet famous for loving wine and writing erotic poetry.
ZpKpG TIL in 1804, a Haitian force comprised mostly of former slaves went house-to-house torturing and killing most of the remaining European population. Between 3,000 and 5,000 were killed.