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TIL of mysterious radio signals, called "perytons", that mimicked signals from deep space but were detected only at Parkes Observatory in Australia. They were actually caused by opening a microwave oven's door early.

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NX0d6 TIL Uri Geller owns an island off the coast of Scotland which he declared a micronation and is offering citizenship for $1.
Z8y9B TIL that when the Apollo 11 astronauts landed on the moon in 1969, they left behind a white pouch containing a silicon disc slightly bigger than a silver dollar. Inscribed in microscopic font on the disc are 73 messages, each from a different country, expressing wishes of goodwill and peace.
x6Bp5 TIL that the creators of Dragon Tales added a third kid named Enrique to the series in the third season, in an effort to educate preschoolers mildly in Hispanic culture
X04oR TIL that Simo Häyhä AKA the sniper White Death kept a Winter War diary, that was discovered in 2017 from his nephew's drawer, when a local museum was looking for memorabilia for an exhibition on Häyhä
R7dv1 TIL of 'Friendship Albums', a tradition among African-American women in the early 1800s from the middle/upper class. Empty books were passed around their circle and filled with philosophical, political or creative writing and art. Extremely rare antiques, only 5 such albums are known to exist today.