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TIL: The ‘Mad Men’ Writers Are Working on a Show About NASA in the '60s

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9w7yr TIL that the most viscous liquid on earth is Pitch (or bitumen) and it took 69 years for one drop to fall
gMnxD TIL Murphy’s Irish Stout, Brewed in Cork, Ireland, had a 60 second anime advert produced by the creators of Ghost in the shell In 1997. It was the first anime advert shown in Ireland and the UK and shows six Samurais racing to make “Last orders” at a pub.
rNp1o TIL Muammar Gaddafi was a fan of Beethoven and read books like Uncle Tom's Cabin and The Outsider
kOB6g TIL that there is a 8.5 cm (3.3 in) aluminium astronaut on the moon called the Fallen Astronaut meant to honor astronauts who have died in the advancement of space exploration.
yDAp TIL that while suffering from severe alcoholism, Craig Ferguson decided to commit suicide by jumping off the London Tower Bridge. As he was leaving for the bridge, a friend offered him a glass of wine, which lead to him getting drunk, and forgetting to kill himself. He entered rehab 2 months later.