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TIL Richard Garriott, a computer game designer and astronaut's son, legitimately purchased the Lunokhod 2 and its Luna 21 lander, being the first private purchase of an object on another astronomical body. He has jokingly claimed the rest of the Moon in the name of his gaming name Lord British

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