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KYO6G TIL about the United States of Greater Austria, a proposal by Archduke Franz Ferdinand to federalise Austria-Hungary to resolve nationalist and ethnic tensions in the empire
rN68W TIL that Bell Labs, famous for the transistor, Unix, C++, and the Laser, is owned by Nokia
9Y8Lr TIL that Judaism emphasizes that sex is a deeply holy act to be performed regularly, and insists that it be pleasurable for both members of a married couple.
ANgW4 TIL in 1971, after the 2nd lunar EVA of Apollo 15, Commander Dave Scott found his NASA-issued watch had broken. He switched it with a prototype watch that he had been given as a back up. The only personally owned watch used on the moon's surface, it was auctioned in 2015 for $1.6 million.
vPY1R TIL A 2004 British reality show selected nine contestants for their suggestibility, tricked them into thinking they were flown to Russia, then had them compete to become space tourists. The "winners" were placed on a simulator and tricked into thinking they were in space for five days.