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TIL when John Glenn became the first man to orbit the Earth in 1962, he carried a note that read "I am a stranger. I come in peace. Take me to your leader and there will be a massive reward for you in eternity" translated into several languages, in case he splashed down in the remote South Pacific

X0pb8 TIL most birds in our world are monogamous
DaaP TIL tipping ones hat originates from knights raising their face visors to show friendliness.
d8L7r TIL Joaquin Phoenix (AKA actor who played Joker in the latest movie) was also the one who voiced Kenai from Disney’s Brother Bear.
Rlw7 TIL that indoor air pollution kills more people than AIDS and malaria combined.
wYoo TIL astronauts can’t cry in space.