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TIL the first stable marine aquarium was invented by British marine biologist & zoologist, Lady Anna Thynne built the first stable and sustained marine aquarium in 1846

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0w5lR TIL The US Congress is older than the British Palace of Westminister
0wWjL TIL that Russian cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 7 took into space a cassette of Pink Floyd’s Delicate Sound Of Thunder, making them the first rock band to be played in space. The cassette was still aboard three years later when Mir burned up on re-entry
WkJkA TIL personal hygiene by Yugioh players got so bad, they had to make an official rule in the rule book banning wearing dirty clothes as a strategy to distract the opponent (in tournament play).
4kLw5 TIL that Ferdie Pacheco was both Muhammad Ali’s doctor and his cornerman. In 1977, Pacheco noted that Ali got poor results in a series of physical reflex tests and advised him to retire from boxing. When Ali ignored this, Pacheco quit Ali’s team, no longer feeling confident with Ali’s condition.