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TIL that in 2007 China tested a missile and shot down one of their own satellites, accidentally creating 2,087 pieces of space debris on crazy orbits, all of which are now required to be tracked to avoid space collisions

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QPYd TIL that in 2004 in the Parisian Catacombs, the police found a movie theater in a carved out cave, complete with a full-sized screen, restaurant and couscous-maker.
9wxvm TIL Musician Harry Nilsson, whose work took him away from home often, let friends and fellow musicians stay at his London apartment while he was on the road. Cass Elliott of The Mamas & The Papas died there on July 29, 1974. Four years later Keith Moon of The Who would die in the very same room.
VBAWZ TIL electric razors are supposed to be oiled
6E1b7 TIL that in Marvel comics, The Beatles are actually a group of rogue skrulls who came to Earth to invade it but decided that the money and power was better.
e0nLn TIL that even though we remember Nixon as a terrible president for Watergate, he was actually tremendously popular, and in his second election won 49 of the 50 states.