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TIL that NASA lost the original Moon landing footage by accidentally reusing the tapes.

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P19PJ TIL the original World Cup trophy survived WWII in Italy hidden in a shoebox under the FIFA VP’s bed—only to be stolen in 1966 from England, held for ransom, recovered, stolen again in 1983 from Brazil, and never found again.
vPZeR TIL an 18kg sapphire was mined in Madagascar in 1995. It was carved into a 61,500 carat crystal featuring 134 different individuals in milestones in human history, paying tribute to humanity.
KOOPR TIL: Recent Intel Chipsets Have A Built-In Hidden Computer, Running Minix With A Networking Stack And A Web Server...and someones found a way to hack it via USB (see comment)
7Xgb TIL Actors are referred as Thespians out of respect for Thespis, the first known actor in written plays.
rBke TIL Bill Gates once released a jar full of mosquitos into the audience during a TED talk on malaria