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TIL That Vanguard 1, America’s 2nd successful satellite launch is the oldest man-made object in space.

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V57B TIL Calvin and Hobbes only ran for 10 years.
awX4J TIL Johann Rudolf Wyss, editor and son of the author of The Swiss Family Robinson, also wrote the text for the former Swiss national anthem.
X8Or TIL the word “umbrage,” i.e. “take umbrage” (take offense) is from the Latin “umbra,” or parasol, and used to be a synonym for “shade.” “He took umbrage at the suggestion” literally = someone was throwing shade at him.
JYwAj TIL Female humans, pilot whales and killer whales are unique among animals: they are the only three mammals known to undergo menopause. This allows them to help their children survive into adulthood and—if they’re lucky—to act as grandmothers to the next generation.
OGk9X TIL At the 2012 International Shooting Grand Prix, gold medalist Maria Dmitrienko of Kazakhstan had to listen to the entire parody of O' Kazakhstan from Borat. The incident resulted from the wrong song being downloaded from YouTube at the last minute.