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TIL that only 12 people have walked on the moon, and all within a 3 year span. No one has been to the moon since 1972, over 40 years ago.

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lZ4K TIL English farmer Angus Wielkopolski discovered that goats produce more milk listening to Mariah Carrey’s all I want for Christmas tune than any other song. They found that the goats produced up to half a pint more when Carey’s famous Christmas track was played.
WkW8N TIL that a Chinese man lost his ability to speak after faking muteness for 12 years.
ZK5G TIL an Indian flight attendant hid the passports of American passengers on a hijacked flight to save them from the Islamic terrorists. She died while shielding three children from a hail of bullets.
oBG4R TIL: That the US Interstate Highway System is a National Defence Tool Championed by Eisenhower and Based on the German Reichsautobahn.
JYy6V TIL the famous Wiggles hand gesture was created due to child safety concerns. The gesture ensures that their hands are visible at all times in all photos.