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TIL Neil Armstrong's heart rate was 150 when he landed on the Moon. For a fit astronaut, not moving, the only explanation is he was terrified. But he set the Eagle down with less than 30 seconds of fuel: Truly the Right Stuff.

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Kaoa TIL the Disney animated Jungle Book character, King Louie, is an Orangutan but in the live action version they changed him to a Gigantopithecus. Although extinct they once lived in forest throughout India, which avoids the movie perpetuating a geographic fallacy.
9YB9B TIL about Kit Musgrave, a Royal Navy officer who survived the torpedoing of three different British cruisers within one hour on one very bad day in 1914. He survived WW I. He re-enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1939 as Britain entered WW II. He again survived and lived another 50 years.
loQBN TIL that a comedian/magician Tommy Cooper died live on television in front of millions of viewers. The audience was laughing while he was having the heart attack - thinking it was part of his performance.
YjmZ TIL Some countries use timezones with half-hour deviations - instead of the usual full hour
yQmBJ TIL McDonald's makes more revenue through being land owners and franchising, than through selling food. McDonald's typically owns the land that franchises have to build their restaurants on, so they collect rent, as well as franchise fees, from their franchises.