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TIL that when John Young, pilot of the first Space Shuttle mission, first heard of the shuttle’s congressional budget approval, he was standing on the surface of the moon.

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ZpG84 TIL that the common advice to patients to help treat depression (to "exercise") can be easily achieved through DANCE! The BMJ confirms that dancing is an effective form of exercise to treat depression. Crank the tunes!
07bv TIL That when a person dies, hearing is the last sense to go.
kJ5vE TIL The Mormon Church is considered the wealthiest religious organization in the world. The next wealthiest religious organization is worth $200 billion less.
8e1AZ TIL That Not Everyone In the South Supported the Confederate Cause. Newton Knight Was a Confederate Soldier Who Deserted and With 100s, Including Freed Slaves, Revolted Against the CSA Military and Established a Free State in Jones County, MS
p8w7p TIL Garfield was never intended to be funny. It was a conscious (and very successful) effort to create a comic strip that would be marketable and make money, not laughs.