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TIL that the first thing Buzz Aldrin did upon stepping foot on the moon was to hold a communion service but NASA kept it a secret because they were “still smarting from the lawsuit filed by Madalyn Murray O'Hair” regarding the Genesis readings on Apollo 8.

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e05oD TIL that Richard Nixon was indirectly involved in the creation of professional women's tennis. After he banned cigarette ads from radio and television in 1970, Virginia Slims needed another way to reach young women smokers so they helped create and sponsor the first women-only tennis tournaments.
x65Bg TIL there is an University in Pyongyang, North Korea known as PUST that teaches entirely in English. It also operates its own social media accounts. Foreign academics can apply to volunteer to lecture at the University in-person or online.
kJ0k4 TIL In many jurisdictions in the US, you cannot finalize a divorce while pregnant, and if you have a baby within 10 months of a divorce, it's assumed by law that your ex-husband is the father of the baby.
9xdD TIL George Carlin did the voice of the narrator for Thomas the Tank Engine for 11 years
yQaee TIL the only operating Blockbuster on earth is in Bend, Oregon and is still open to this day.