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TIL that there are large shipwrecks buried deep under the cornfields of Kansas.

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BQnL TIL That an Irish man owns a house that is actually made from decommissioned Euro bills previously amounting to 1.4 Billion Euros.
OokD1 TIL The Apollo 10 crew tested the procedures for the Apollo 11 mission, including a descent in the Lunar Module. However, NASA reduced the amount of fuel in the lander to keep the two astronauts from being tempted to stray from their mission and steal the first moon landing.
xPV7 TIL that NASA has begun work on a 3-D printer for the space station can can replicate food. It would be in essence, the replicator from Star Trek.
a8GvN TIL of the Island Council, the legislative body of the Pitcairn islands, consisting of 10 seats. With a total population of 35, this makes it the highest ratio of legislator to inhabitant in the world at 1:3.5
neZLP TIL the prevailing theory behind why humans like music is that we learn patterns and regularities within music, and we unconsciously predict what will come next. When we are right, our brain gives us a dopamine rush. Thus the constant dance between expectation and outcome is pleasurable to us