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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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R5og1 TIL The Lac Megantic train was left unattended overnight on the main track with a running, damaged engine, and none of that is illegal, or even largely abnormal.
OoD4Y TIL David “Carbine” Williams, who helped invent the M1 Carbine, was a convicted murderer and created innovative gun ideas while in jail. He was convicted of the shooting of a sheriff who busted his illegal moonshine still. He was released after his family argued his inventions could help America.
Vv6m TIL mountain goats are not actually goats, but members of the Antelope family
Z8OlD TIL Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in an NBA game in 1962 but it was not televised and no video footage of the game has since been recovered. NBA wasnt recognized as being a major sports league and struggled to compete against college basketball. No members of the New York press were at the game
Ae1g TIL the Star Wars expanded universe featured an elaborate backstory for Han Solo’s pants