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TIL Buzz Aldrin peed in his pants (space suit) on the moon, saying it was “lonely as hell” up there.

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DQpgJ TIL that the word Blockbuster comes from an actual bomb used during WWII.
rNNxd TIL height is inversely correlated with life expectancy. Studies have found that men below 5' 9" live on average 4.95 years longer than men above 5' 9".
7r1nL TIL of Swiss actor Buddy Elias (1925-2015). He was Anne Frank's first cousin and was her last surviving close relative. Up until his death, he worked hard to preserve the legacy of Anne and her father, Otto Frank.
MeRea TIL A Texan Judge sentenced a woman, who had abused two horses to the point of emaciation and severe illness, to be on a diet of only bread and water for the first 3 days of her 30-day jail sentence. She was also required to have two blown-up photos of the ailing horses in her cell.
v1N9x TIL Less than a quarter of U.S. workers report using math any more complicated than basic fractions and percentages during the course of their jobs. Blue-collar workers generally do more advanced math than their white-collar friends