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TIL that a single engineer in the control room of NASA prevented the astronauts of Apollo 12 from aborting the mission seconds after launch. "Set SCE to AUX", said John Aaron which saved the entire mission.

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jPKj TIL “Marlboro Man” Wayne McLaren developed lung cancer and became an anti-smoking crusader; Philip Morris denied McLaren appeared in ads
Wk6Nd TIL The deepest artificial point on the Earth, the Kola Borehole, has been abandoned since 2006 and only a small metal wield covers the 40,000 ft+ hole.
nevw7 TIL about Ivan; a silverback gorilla who was kept for over 27 yrs in a small, cement cage for public display in a mall in Tacoma, Wa.
R7La4 TIL Paranormal Activity (1) had a budget of $15,000 and grossed $193 million. The franchise went on to collect revenues of $890 million
x6XYk TIL despite looking really similar, toads don't hop for mobility like frogs, they walk to cover greater distances