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TIL Buzz Aldrin's mother's maiden name is Moon.

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yQPLX TIL the difference between the black and white rhino has nothing to do with color. The black rhino has a narrower mouth while the white, or “wide” rhino has a wider mouth better for grass eating. White Rhino came from Wide Rhino as an error in translation from South African Dutch “Wijd Rhino”
OG4YX TIL modern fruit is becoming too sweet for zoo animals after years of genetic modification.
Lw6m TIL in 2009 Nine women were rescued from what they thought was a Big Brother reality show house but turned out to be a criminal organization
jKxM TIL the national speed limit was set at 55mph not for safety reasons, but to conserve fuel
Kx76 TIL it is estimated that 1,000 deaths occurred in the months following 9/11 because Americans chose to travel by car instead of by plane