Post * KYjOQ — Curious Curator

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TIL that NASA is working on a unique time zone for the Moon, called "Coordinated Lunar Time", because time moves slightly faster on the Moon than on Earth.

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MeO0K TIL that for Apollo 11, there was a speech prepared just in case Neil and Buzz had to commit suicide on the moon.

YpwZZ TIL that wallabies, high on opium are responsible for creating crop circles in Tasmania.

R70bj TIL that last year a bug-loving 8-year-old in Canada who was teased at school for her unusual hobby ended up co-authoring a research paper after the scientific community took her under their wing.

rN5Oe TIL the music behind the anti-piracy warning (you wouldn't steal a car etc) was stolen from the person who wrote it, Melchior Rietveldt, who sued for royalties owed

6EOVm TIL that an Elmo cameo was written for the 2011 Muppets film but was stopped by Children's TV Workshop lawyers. Ironically, the scene featured the Muppets attempting to recruit Elmo but getting stopped by his lawyers.