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Neil Armstrong models his Gemini G-2C training suit, circa 1964.

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JYoJm TIL that construction of Wrigley Field baseball park, home of the Chicago Cubs, began on February 23, 1914 and was ready for the home opener two months later on April 23, 1914, and cost $250,000 (the equivalent of $6.4 million today).
69Exl TIL that in the United Kingdom 'Magic Mushrooms' were available to purchase in shops up until 2005
oRPp7 TIL in the 1991 movie Hot Shots, Charlie Sheen's character gives a shoutout to Paula Abdul, who would soon after marry Charlie's real-life brother, Emilio Estevez.
OoGgL TIL of Harold Holt, the Australian prime minister in 1966-1967 that went to swim in the ocean and never came back. His body was never found and he was presumed dead
kOjk7 TIL that tarantulas have retractable claws much like cats.