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TIL: The Lunar Orbit Rendezvous concept used in the Apollo Missions was devised by a Ukranian engineer in 1916, half a century before the first time it was successfully used.

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OGAMR TIL: In China, Mei Nü, or "Nowhere girls" refer to women who have money, no job, no education, no prospects, no looks, no friends, and no sophistication. The causes have linked to familial trauma or over pampering and spoiled leading to difficulties finding employment.
YvXA TIL Between 1898 and 1994, the U.S. government intervened successfully to change governments in Latin America a total of at least 41 times.
M7bQV TIL that in 2023 a final rule was finally published by the Fish and Wildlife Service declaring the iconic Ivory Billed Woodpecker was extinct. The rule included 21 species, including 10 birds, 8 mussels, 2 fish, and a flying fox. The rule removes protection under the Endangered Species Act.
xVmRw TIL that giraffes have dark tongues to prevent them from suffering from sunburn.
DQOEe TIL that Taylor Swift has an impact on the Canadian economy