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TIL Edgar Mitchell, the sixth person to walk on the moon, has claimed that “aliens have contacted humans several times” on Kerrang radio in 2008

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XEK56 TIL the US government imposed a tax on telephone service in 1898 to support the Spanish-American War and only stopped collecting it in 2006.
8arBZ TIL to become a certified master trainer (Takumi master) for the Lexus production facility in Japan, you need 60,000 hours of training. You must also have the ability to fold an origami cat with your non-dominate hand in 90 seconds.
OG4g1 TIL Sarah Emma Edmonds, a Canadian woman, disguised herself as a man to join the Union Army during the American Civil War. She served as a spy, stealing strategic plans from a Virginia fort and burning documents before escaping. Her bravery and cunning made her a legendary figure of the war.
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eeD5 TIL that Rod Serling, the creator of The Twilight Zone, saw his friend get decapitated by a supply drop in World War 2. This event would give him inspiration in many of his scripts and stories.