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TIL a Man Saved A Drowning 400-lb Black Bear.

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ERNV TIL - All fire hydrant patents filed before 1836 were destroyed by a fire that burned the U.S. Patent Office to the ground
X0eV8 TIL that in 1991 a self-appointed reincarnation of Jesus Christ named Vissarion established a sect with thousands of followers, who lived as an isolate community in a remote Siberian village. Having promised the end of the world, the cult leader taught reincarnation and veganism to his adepts.
rNXAw TIL about the Fallen Astronaut, a 3.5 in/8.9 cm aluminum sculpture. It is a stylized figure of an astronaut in a spacesuit, intended to commemorate the astronauts and cosmonauts who have died in the advancement of space exploration. It was placed on the Moon by the crew of Apollo 15 in 1971
LAM0 TIL in 1967 The Outer Space Treaty was signed, creating a framework and laws as to what governments can and can’t do in space
0w6Mv TIL 19-yr-old Eric Simons squatted at AOL HQ to work on his startup. When a mentorship ended, his badge still gave access; for 2 months he got basic free food from the lounge, used the showers, locker, & gym, did wash at AOL's free laundromat, & rotated sleep on 3 couches to evade night security.