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9MpB TIL there is a bacteria that can survive with almost no nutrients in a spacecraft assembly clean room and is resistant against the sterilization measures used there.
W70X8 TIL that the metal band Black Sabbath's first album, "Black Sabbath", received generally negative reviews from contemporary critics. Today, the album is considered to be excellent, innovative, and highly influential.
oZeo TIL there is a crypt sealed in 1940 filled with documents, records, and artifacts that won’t be open till 8113
dWa9 TIL when Michael Richards apologized on David Letterman for his racist outburst in 2006, the audience laughed, thinking it was a joke.
XPP6 TIL in LOTR Elrond and Aragorn were distantly related through Elrond’s brother, Elros