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TIL Neil Armstrong had to go through US customs when he came back from the moon.

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rR1Oe TIL the 1968 smash hit, “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” by Iron Butterfly, got its name when the lead singer sampled an idea for a new song he wanted to title “In the Garden of Eden” while drunk on a gallon of red wine.
kO0am TIL that you shouldn't remove someone's helmet after a motorcycle crash unless under specific circumstances
d8wMB TIL that Queen Elizabeth II is considered the first head of state to have used electronic mail. On March 26, 1976, sent her first email while taking part in a network technology demonstration in Malvern, England. The message was transmitted over ARPANET, the forerunner of the modern Internet.
GpG4 TIL Bryan Cranston was actually taught how to make meth by the DEA in preparation for his role in Breaking Bad
W7yL8 TIL that singer Engelbert Humperdinck's real name is Arnold Dorsey. He took his stage name from a dead German composer to be more marketable.