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TIL that in 1969, NASA possessed the technology to land on the moon but not the technology to fake the moon landings.

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4BJX TIL that before it became Islam’s holiest site, the Ka’ba housed pagan idols from all over the region and helped one family monopolize trade on the Arab Peninsula since members of every religion took pilgrimages to visit it
r9pd TIL US sugar policy makes sugar more expensive and promotes High-fructose corn syrup consumption through price support, tariffs and domestic market controls.
BARe TIL A German doctor for the mentally-ill King of Denmark, managed to become the “de facto” regent and instituted many progressive reforms between 1771 to 1772 including the abolition of torture, censorship of the press and ban of slave trade in Danish colonies. He was later executed and dismembered.
Q4Xd TIL that the biggest sperm bank in the world turns down red headed donors because “not enough people want ginger kids”
R7586 TIL that the Michelin Guide, suspended during WWII, was reprinted for the Allies as it was deemed to have the most up-to-date maps.