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TIL the mosaic of the earth that flew to the ISS with SpaceX Crew Dragon has John Paul II on it

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JYP6v TIL Pat Sajak and Vanna White work only 36 days per year. They work 4 days per month for 9 months, filming six episodes of Wheel of Fortune from 12 noon to 6pm. It amounts to a full year’s worth of programming for ABC.
OoBE6 TIL the first widely available antibiotic was not penicillin, but a drug called Prontosil. Prontosil and drugs derived from it saved millions of lives up till the 1960's. Its creator, a German named Gerhard Domagk, was awarded the Nobel Prize for his efforts.
D1L0g TIL Louis Theroux has a brother that looks and sounds just like him and also does documentaries.
XEXKj TIL many puzzle manufacturers reuse the dies which cut their puzzles into pieces, so pieces from one can fit into another. And one man has turned this into an art.
p8aj4 TIL Malaysia has a unique ceremonial monarchy system where nine monarchs each take turns being king. Malaysia has nine states with traditional Malay kings. The top throne of the country is rotated amongst them as a power compromise.