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TIL In 2015, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield released the first ever album recorded entirely in space, named Space Sessions: Songs from a Tin Can.

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YyxB TIL that to comply with the START I treaty, the US Air Force had to eliminate 365 B-52 bombers from its inventory. Initially, the B-52s were chopped into pieces with a 13,000-pound guillotine supported by a crane.
N7dJJ TIL that Steven Spielberg’s ex-wife received a divorce settlement of $100 million after a judge invalidated a prenuptial agreement he had written on a napkin.
GYN1Q TIL that during the filming of The Wizard of Oz and at other times of her career, Judy Garland was forced to diet and eat very little, and was bullied into using tobacco to suppress her appetite - all to keep her from looking at all chubby.
wLLY8 TIL the first domesticated dog in North America lived in Idaho, USA around 10,400 BC
e5Gb TIL In 1969, the Army Corps of Engineers accomplished an awesome feat: They turned off Niagara Falls. They did it to clean up the area, and check for structural integrity.