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TIL that the astronauts of Apollo couldn't get life insurance, so they signed items that their families could auction in case the landing went wrong

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avKJ TIL there’s a bar in Bolivia called Route 36 that exclusively serves cocaine that’s renown for its purity. Because neighbors constantly complain of noise, and because cocaine is illegal in Bolivia, the bar constantly changes its location which it spreads via word of mouth.
OEjR TIL in the 1860’s, a slave from South Carolina stole a ship from the Confederacy and delivered it to the Union. He was later gifted the ship to command during the Civil War. After the war was over, he bought the house he was a slave in and became a US Congressman.
XE18P If you have some free space at home, a Turbo Union RB199 engine, previously used in the Tornado jet (not clear which variant), is on sale on eBay.
rRMZW TIL Bruce Lee did not die from a faulty prop gun on set, he died in his sleep due to an allergic reaction to the main ingriedient in the painkiller Equagesic.
WkMDY TIL Beyoncé would sing her albums while running to keep herself from getting winded while on stage