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TIL that the Boston Museum of Science pulled a publicity stunt July 4, 1984 to promote their new dinosaur exhibit by carrying a 34 foot, 1,000 lbs., brontosaurus replica through downtown Boston by helicopter.

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L9Md TIL that David Bowie holds the world record for number of music video plays over a 24-hour period with 51 million plays, occurring January 11th, 2016, the day after his death.
ADX64 TIL that Honeycrisp apples have much larger cells than other apples, giving them extra flavor and crunch.
E1MAp TIL the Saturn V rocket carrying the Apollo 12 mission was hit twice by lightning. 36.5 seconds after launch. lightning hit as it ascended the cloud layer, setting off alarms due to guidance systems errors. 15 second later it was hit again and instruments no longer displayed meaningful information
b98l0 TIL that the word homosexual was not in the Bible until 1946 and the word it replaced translated to pedophile
57AR TIL that cat owners are 40% less likely to have a heart attack than other people.