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TIL that Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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TIL: On March 28 1990 Michael Jordan scored a career high 69 points against Cleveland
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TIL that Charlie Chaplin put up the 2013 equivalent of 25million USD of his own money to finance his anti-Nazi file The Great Dictator while the US was still at peace with Nazi Germany.
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TIL some large telescopes use liquid mercury for a reflective mirror instead of glass. The rotating liquid assumes the paraboloidal shape regardless of the container’s shape and has a much lower cost than traditional glass mirrors.
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TIL - Stores cannot charge you a fee or set a minimum limit for Mastercard or Visa. Refuse to pay these and threaten to report the merchant if they do. They can be fined $1,000s for violations under their agreement. http://bit.ly/LgDNoM
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TIL A study sent 12 fake patients to psychiatric hospitals and all but 1 were diagnosed with schizophrenia. After publication, an offended hospital challenged the author to fool them. He agreed. Hospital then diagnosed 21% of incoming patients as fakes. In reality, he sent no patients at all.