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

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VMMAk TIL James Watson (DNA co-inventor), had to auction off his Nobel Prize Medal in 2014 due to poverty. A Russian billionaire bought it for $4.1M and returned it back to Watson stating, "a situation in which an outstanding scientist has to sell a medal recognising his achievements is unacceptable."
7rRY7 TIL that Freddie Mercury used to sneak Princess Diana into gay bars disguised as a man, and once brought her to the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, which is still a highlight of the London gay scene today.
kOXZE TIL that blind people can use echolocation to see
5VdZn TIL: In ~19 B.C, an Indian monk traveled to Ancient Rome, then proceeded to burn himself alive in front of the Emperor
b6YJ7 TIL that the US supreme court building has a statue of Prophet Muhammad, In 1997 Chief Justice William Rehnquist rejected the Muslim council's request to remove the statue saying it was intended only to recognize him as an important figure in the history of law and not as a form of idol worship