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TIL John Cleese was the first person to say ‘fuck’ in a televised memorial service in Britain

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D1WEg TIL after the Apollo 11 crew returned to Earth, they were quarantined for 3 weeks to prevent any possible microbes from the Moon infecting Earth. However, Buzz Aldrin saw ants crawling in and out of cracks in the concrete, meaning even smaller microbes could have gotten in and out of quarantine.
R7RY9 TIL whilst filming the movie Entebbe, about a plane being hijacked, a plane was hijacked and landed at the airport on the day of the filming. They then filmed the real hostages being released and edited it into the movie. The producer called it a "blessing from the sky on a day of bad acting."
ep6vg TIL some dog breeds are predisposed to having an eyeball pop out causing permanent disfigurement
ZpMBB TIL You actually burn more calories in the cold weather than warm weather.
698XW TIL of Matthew Hopkins. A witch hunter who (Along with his colleague John Stearne) put so many people on trial for witchcraft that they beat out every witch Hunter of the last 160 years and single-handedly spiked executions from 1644 to 1647. Over 300 women.