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TIL that in 2006 NASA admitted that they no longer had the original video tapes of the moon landing because they recorded over them.

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6a5W TIL that the richest person in Asia is called Ka-shing
pYPne TIL that in 1944 the oss, a precursor to the cia released a field manual for simple sabotage to be used by the average person
Z8m4Y TIL about the Battle of Saragarhi, in which 21 Sikh soldiers of the 36th Sikh Regiment were stationed at an army post and were attacked by 10,000 to 12,000 Afghans. The Sikhs chose to fight to the death, in what is considered by some military historians as one of history's greatest last stands.
nelxW TIL 'GoodBye' is a shortened form of the phrase "God be with ye"
R5jW7 TIL about the Caterpillar Club, an exclusive club for people who jump out of a failing aircraft and survive using a parachute.