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TIL Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan repaired the moon rover with duct tape

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VBMk4 TIL that during the French Revolution, Adrienne de La Fayette, the wife of Marquis de La Fayette, was imprisoned. However, before her planned execution, Elizabeth Monroe, the wife of Future President James Monroe, intervened. Not wanting to cut ties with James Monroe, France did not execute her.
69vgl TIL just 36% of Detroit-area high school graduates are considered college ready by graduation
m1LDR TIL A 46,000-year-old worm found in Siberian permafrost was brought back to life.
d80wd Today I learned that Swingline didn't make red staplers until Mike Judge made them famous in the movie Office Space
GYw8J today I learned that tesla coils break down oxygen in the air and turn it into ozone. the heat and power of the plasma produced is so great that it splits apart molecules.