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TIL There are now 2 operational space stations above Earth. China expedited their program when NASA denied cooperation with the ISS in 2011. China launched their first manned crew to Tiangong in June 2021, and second in September.

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QJMZ6 TIL Roman slaves wore collars of iron with messages like a modern dog collar, for example this one, which reads "I have run away; hold me. When you shall have returned me to my master, Zoninus, you will receive a solidus"
gr1ZW TIL while writing the 1971 song "Ain't No Sunshine", Bill Withers had originally intended to write more lyrics instead of repeating the phrase "I know" 26 times, but then followed the advice of the other musicians to leave it that way. Withers said: "When they said to leave it like that, I left it."
v1y1B TIL about Edward Bernays: Freud's nephew, a father of modern advertising, who effectively overthrew the Guatemalan Govt. on behalf of United Fruit
e7kL TIL The Dutch East India Company was the first corporation in existence, created in 1602. They were the first company to issue stocks and is the granddaddy of all corporations today.
JYWGj TIL we know what Napoleon Bonaparte smelled like. He ordered multiple bottles of cologne monthly and spread it on himself with a brush. The cologne is called 4711 and the same recipe is still used today as when Napoleon used it.