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TIL Neil Armstrong resigned from NASA to take a teaching job, where he stayed for more than eight years—longer than his career as an astronaut. As part of a research group that included physician Henry Heimlich, he helped to design an artificial heart-lung system based on Apollo technology

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mxlbv TIL that the collapse of the USSR can be traced back to Anna Walentynowics, who spoke out about her boss stealing a workers’ bonus fund, got fired, workers struck in support of her, that escalated into the Solidarity movement, which led to the fall of communism in Poland and eventually Europe.
6E6d7 TIL 2012 Aurora shooter "Jame Holmes" never called himself the 'Joker' nor was the Dark knight a reason for the shooting, it was a rumor made by journalist that spread online.
kOXNm TIL that whales and dolphins get sunburns too, sparking concern that the thinned ozone layer can lead to the development of skin cancer in these animals.
GYm0N TIL that the US $2 bill is still being produced in large numbers. The apparent scarcity of the bill is caused by collectors taking it out of circulation because they think that it is rarer than it actually is.
m1lZp TIL that "Psycho," "Silence of the Lambs," and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" were all based on the same serial killer