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TIL Apollo 12 astronauts sneaked in nudes all the way to the moon and are now stored in official archive as "Playmate" No.1 and No.2

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R7YY7 TIL Disney theme parks use various techniques to make standing in long lines bearable, such as building walls around twisting lines, thus keeping people from knowing how long the line actually is, inflating wait times, and making patrons watch holograms that give context to the rides.
YV1G TIL Obayashi Corporation has announced that it plans to build an elevator into space by the year 2050. the elevator would reach 96,000km (59,652 miles) into space. All this, the company said, can be achieved with the use of carbon nanotechnology, which they think will available by 2030.
6E7XJ TIL: Nearly 3,000 euros are thrown into Rome's Trevi fountain every day, totalling over a million in the course of a year. There are regular attempts to steal the money but it is illegal to do so. The money has been used to fund a supermarket for the needy.
QVye TIL Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein are the only “doubly landlocked” countries in the world
OG0EL TIL Duplex stainless steel can undergo 475°C embrittlement that causes a loss of plasticity when it is heated between 250°C and 550°C.