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TIL that officially the last words spoken on the moon were “God willing, we shall return.”, but were actually “All right, let’s get this mother out of here and go home.”.

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Y7Lad TIL that avocados evolved to be eaten by animals that have since gone extinct. Parts of the avocado are toxic to dogs, cats, cattle, goats, rabbits, horses, rodents, birds, and more.
j6o9Q TIL in 2013, Saturday Night Live cast member Kenan Thompson refused to play any more black women on the show and demanded SNL hire black women instead.
Gbw7 TIL a stunt woman in back to the future II nearly died during the hover board scene when she fell 30 feet and broke bones in her face, arm and hand. The scene made it into the movie.
1a1Rr TIL that according to the Sasquatch Genome Project, sasquatches have 100% modern human mDNA, and this is reflected in their official scientific name, Homo sapiens cognatus--cognatus meaning "blood relative"
e0G5L TIL of Arthur Stillwell, a young Kansas City entrepreneur who built over 3000 miles of railroad, and founded over 40 towns, and developed a way to to ship live oysters by train, all because the voices in his head told him to.