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TIL that 12 people have walked on the moon but only 3 people have been to the bottom of the Mariana Trench

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Yp4md TIL in 2018, the town of Mayo, Florida temporarily changed its name to "Miracle Whip" as an advertising promotion with Kraft.
D1VDV TIL about Harald Hardrada. Exiled for 15 years after losing to Cnut The Great, he was a mercenary for the Kievan Rus', joined the Varangian Guard, became King of Norway and died at Stamford Bridge, ending the Viking Age.
KNmQ TIL a man from Ohio bought $650 worth of tickets for the movie “The Interview” hoping to resell them for a higher price was declined a refund from the theater he bought them from after Sony decided to stream the movie online for half the price.
NXwaQ TIL: The world's largest Michael Jackson memorabilia collection is in Equatorial Guinea bought by the reigning dictator's son with stolen government funds.
KQXw TIL- that ‘noise’ you hear when you yawn or close your eyes tightly is produced by the Tensor Tympani muscle; only a small percentage of people can vibrate it at will