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TIL the moon is moving away from Earth by about 1.5 inches (3.8 centimeters) every year

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J1lom TIL Danny Lloyd (the child actor from The Shining) wasn't told that he was making a horror film in order to protect the actor. Danny was led to believe he was making a drama. He accidentally walked in on Jack Nicholson carrying an axe during one scene.
9YEdD TIL All Cows are female...
Yp8wW TIL up until the widespread acceptance of germ theory and invention of the disposable cup in 1907, public water fountains used to consist of "common" or "community" metal cup attached to a chain
8aD94 TIL Harriet Tubman suffered a violent head injury as a child causing her to frequently slip into into sleep like states. These would produce vivid dreamlike hallucinations that Tubman interpreted as messages from god, to devote her life to freeing southern slaves through the Underground Railroad.
PY49L TIL that in the UK there used to be tax exemption for lunch vouchers given out by employers. It was worth 15p and wasn't adjusted for inflation, ever. If it had kept with inflation since 1948 when the scheme started, it would be worth £5.58, which would be a pretty good lunch.