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TIL that Nov. 2, 2000 was the last time all living humans were on earth at the same time. Ever since the ISS have been occupied continuously.

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D1xAg TIL that Frank Sinatra did not serve in the military during WWII, classified as F4 (Registrant not acceptable for military service) because the US Army considered him "not acceptable material from a psychiatric viewpoint".
R78ew Today I learned that Micheal Jordan was wearing new balance sneakers in the original Nike Air Jordan Jump man logo picture from time magazine.
QNG6M TIL that Roman emperors were considered pharaohs in Egypt. Ancient Egyptians viewed their pharaohs as god-kings. When Rome conquered Egypt, its emperors became the new pharaohs because Egyptian religion needed a god-king to work. Roman emperors only called themselves pharaohs while visiting Egypt.
1aLjX Til that over 200 armed children stormed a graveyard in 1950s Scotland, hunting for an iron-fanged vampire!
vry4 TIL that in a 1990 game The Kansas City Chiefs crowd was so loud a ref once threatened it with a penalty if it didn’t quiet down.