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TIL John Williams composed the original theme for Gilligan's Island

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VL1Z TIL SETI is the only organization in the world that publicly has a protocol set in place in the event a signal is received from extraterrestrial life.
nWL9o TIL that In 1971, the crew of Apollo 15 left a tiny statue on the moon called Fallen Astronaut, alongside a plaque listing the names of 14 astronauts and cosmonauts who had died. It remains the only memorial to lost space explorers on the moon, silently honoring their sacrifice.
OGbDe TIL: India has its own Titanoboa – a prehistoric giant snake called Vasuki indicus!
yQxVl TIL that the world's highest aircraft control tower at 142m/466 ft is located in Vancouver Harbour
rNO7W Today I learned about Bazoul in Burkina Faso, where crocodiles are revered and played with by local children