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TIL that the Apollo 11 astronauts had to fill out customs forms when they returned from the Moon, listing their departure as "Moon" and cargo as "moon rocks and dust samples."

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BErD TIL of Sheriff Buford Pusser. This 6'6" tank of a human waged a one-man war on moonshining, prostitution, gambling, and other vices in MI, surviving 7 stabbings and 8 shootings. He also single-handedly took vengeance on ¾ of his wife’s killers before dying in a car crash.
6m1Z TIL that the same guy who painted “A Friend in Need” (aka “Dogs Playing Poker”) also invented the carnival cutouts (where you stick your face in for a picture).
R7aPw TIL Producer Ralph Bakshi pitched "Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures" to CBS by claiming that he owned the rights to Mighty Mouse. CBS actually already owned the rights for 32 years and forgotten about it. CBS purchased the show from Bakshi.
JY95v TIL that there's a name dispute over whether it's appropriate to refer to Ireland and Britain as the "British Isles". Alternatives include IONA or Islands Of the North Atlantic, the Pretanic Isles after their ancient Greek name, and the St. Agnes Isles after the smallest island in the archipelago.
AD7Ex TIL Hunter-gatherers apply techniques of social control in suppressing both dominant leadership and undue competitiveness. If a dominant male tries to take control of the group, they practice “egalitarian sanctioning”. They team up against the domineering person, and ostracise or desert him.