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TIL that Neil Armstrong earned his Masters in Aeronautical Engineering in 1970...AFTER landing on the moon

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OkLg TIL that the doubt regarding Shakespeare’s actual authorship of the plays attributed to him was started by a 19th century American woman who had no proof, but just a “feeling” that Shakespeare couldn’t have done it all himself.
nBMo TIL that in Eve Online a player set up an in-game bank that operated legitimately for several months. The bank’s founder then stole nearly 790 billion units of in-game currency, nearly $170,000 in real world dollars. This was all perfectly legal.
Oowee TIL there is a herd of wild zebras in central California that can be seen off of Route 1 near San Simeon.
Oolj4 TIL that in 1976 there was an assassination attempt on Bob Marley. There were zero fatalities.
epmM6 TIL that "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (AKA Twas The Night Before Christmas) was first published on this date 200 years ago.