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TIL That 96 bags of poo were left behind on the moon from the Apollo missions.

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JJK4 TIL early telephones had no ringers and no hang-up hooks. Callers would get the attention of those they were calling by yelling loudly (often, “ahoy!”) into the receiver until someone on the other end noticed.
xrV5 TIL serial killer Robert Hansen abducted his victims and flew them to his isolated cabin in the Alaskan mountains. He then released them and hunted them with a knife and a Ruger Mini-14.
LEpP TIL “Killing Season” is a British medical term used to describe the time around August, when the newly qualified doctors join the National Health Service
GYjR7 Today I Learned that Hebrew was once an extinct language and remains as the only successfully revived language.
69MRQ TIL about Marcellus Williams, a Missouri man facing death row despite provable innocence. His execution date is September 24th, and despite both defense and prosecutors believing his innocence, attempts to move for clemency have been blocked.