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TIL That seven sealed cases of moon rocks have yet to be opened since leaving the moon.

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eMkL TIL that the UK is the only country to have successfully developed a satellite launch capability and then abandon it.
e0pAL TIL That in 1941 maps and other escape aids were smuggled to Allied POWs in Monopoly sets during World War II. Of the estimated 35,000 Allied POWS who successfully escaped, an estimated one-third were aided in their flight by the rigged Monopoly sets.
neQDo TIL Elle Woods commits a huge ethical violation in "Legally Blonde" and, in real life, would've been barred from practicing law, & maybe subject to fines or prison time after she posed as a lawyer in attempts to get Paulette Bonafonté custody over her dog despite only being a first year law student
e0LGk TIL Horseshoe Crab's are harvested for their blood, which is used for the detection of bacterial endotoxins in medical applications.
N9gM TIL The name hotmail was chosen because it contains HTML, and was originally styled HoTMaiL.