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TIL the quote "Houston, we have a problem" was actually "Okay, Houston, we've had a problem here".

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VMZLQ TIL about Cahokia, the largest pre-Columbia city in what is now the United States. Its pyramids and earthen mounds stood near present-day East St. Louis, IL. Around the year 1050, it had 30,000 people, making it larger than London or Paris at the time. It was abandoned by 1400.
ADv5w TIL in 1942 Nazi Germany began working on a long range bomber capable of striking the United States. A lack of materials and the worsening war situation caused the project to be abandoned.
0wb9N TIL meconium is the name of a newborn’s first poop
Qnwe TIL “There are approximately 850 million visits each year to American museums, more than the attendance for all major league sporting events and theme parks combined (483 million in 2011)
R5lG6 TIL that during puberty a spike in hormones causes the body to produce more melanin, which is why the penis and nipples are darker than the rest of the skin.