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TIL Neil Armstrong while in the USSR collected a handful of soil from outside a Ukrainian man's house in Siberia to acknowledge that man's contribution to Apollo-11 Moon Mission

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XAjX TIL L. Ron Hubbard’s ( the creator of scientology) eldest son L. Ron Hubbard, Jr. rejected his father and scientology and changed his name to Ronald DeWolf.
wL488 TIL that the Red Carpet at the entrance of the Oscars is not a traditional red: it has its own unique shade called "Academy Red" that is closer to burgundy
m1NJY TIL that French General Philippe Petain in 1916 was called from a hotel room where he was spending the night with a Miss Hardon, to take charge of the Battle of Verdun.
l7xwA TIL the unclaimed remains of over 400 Jonestown Massacre victims are buried together in an Oakland, CA, cemetery.
YpW8W TIL that the word "amok", as in "to run amok", is a reference to a Malay word meaning "to make a furious or desperate charge." It entered English usage after Europeah visitors to Southeast Asia reported it a as a psychiatric disorder (and it is still listed as one in the DSM IV).