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TIL Halo 2 was delayed because the developers included a picture of a literal asshole in the PC Version

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ZZDp TIL when his Mercury space capsule lost power, Astronaut Gordon Cooper used a only a wristwatch, his knowledge of star patterns, and math estimations to correct the pitch for Earth re-entry
5VLVk TIL of Margaret Beaufort, Henry VII’s mother, who capitalised on the political chaos of the Wars of the Roses & was instrumental in orchestrating the rise of the Tudors. Her efforts led to Henry's victory at Bosworth Field & continued to wield considerable political influence and personal autonomy
8eMDG TIL in June 2009 the patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Ethiopia, said he would announce the unveiling of the Ark of the Covenant, which had been kept safe in Ethiopia. The following day he announced that he would not unveil the Ark after all, but that he could attest to its current status.
oR90o TIL A sturgeon's sex can't be reliably determined until 5 years of age, which leaves caviar farms with the significant expense of inadvertently raising males.
Br5Bd TIL that Lucille Ball had to testify before the House Committee because she was suspected of being communist. This was during the height of McCarthyism.