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

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BrGMb TIL about Dillibe Onyeama who in 1969 became the first black person to finish their studies at the prestigious Eton College in England. He wrote a book about racism at Eton and was subsequently banned from visiting the school. He finally received an apology for his treatment this year.
N7NWP TIL that of the ten costliest atlantic hurricanes, only one occurred before the year 2000, and half occurred within the past 10 years.
VB174 TIL When It debuted in 1929, 7-Up soda contained lithium citrate, the compound now used by psychiatrist as mood stabilizer for people with bipolar disorder. It was initially marketed as Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime soda.
neRGo TIL that French President Charles De Gaulle survived an assassination attempt due to the bullet being stopped by the frame of the photograph of his daughter Anne that he always carried with him. Anne had downs syndrome and died 14 years earlier at the age of 20
nW7RG Today I learned that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not established regulatory limits for heavy metals in finished food products other than bottled water.