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TIL that the Flag that Apollo 11 astronauts planted on the moon was bought for $5.50 at Sears

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9YvmG TIL Napoleon's brother (Joseph Bonaparte) lived in New York City and Philadelphia, but later settled in New Jersey. Some Mexican revolutionaries reportedly offered to crown him Emperor of Mexico in 1820, but he declined.
JYmAm TIL that Archaeologists discovered a 26-foot statue submerged in ground water in a Cairo slum. The biggest clue pointing to the statue's true identity was the discovery of an inscription on it that read "Nebaa," a name closely linked to Psamtik I.
VBw6Z TIL it used to be illegal for women to wear trousers in the USA
R9b4 TIL that in 2013 a man found where his kidnapped cousin was being kept, kicked down the door, and killed her abductor
wLPW6 TIL of the Parthian shot, an ancient military tactic where archers on horses would feign retreat and then turn their bodies while at full gallop to shoot at the pursuing enemy. It required great skill to master. Without a stirrup, the rider relied solely on pressure from his legs to guide his horse.