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TIL that NASA took measures to prevent microorganisms from returning to Earth on/in the Apollo capsules, because they weren’t positive that there wasn’t life on the Moon.

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OoZDY TIL Sardinian women performed bloody euthanasia service to elderly or sick people by hitting them with a hammer in the head
xGLo TIL that in 1972, President Richard Nixon called Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula before the Super Bowl and recommended he run a certain play. The week prior, he reportedly did the same thing with the Washington Redskins. Both teams ran the plays he suggested; both plays failed. Both teams lost.
D1JKP TIL about 'Out 1', a French film nearly 13 hours long, with a 'short' version itself being 4 hours long. It was also shot at a framerate 1fps faster than cinemas at the time could playback, which made the film 30 minutes longer. Some critics pen this as one of the greatest films ever made.
xY7b TIL Cats in America have contributed to the extinction of 33 bird species.
4XJPN TIL Instagram racked up $20 billion in ad revenue in 2019, handily eclipsing YouTube's $15.1 billion -- yes, the most popular video site on the planet wasn't as lucrative as a photo-focused social network.