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E1Y0p TIL there is only one photo of Neil Armstrong on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 mission but his back is to the camera, rendering it unusable & as a result, all of the widely circulated/most iconic photos of an Apollo 11 astronaut on the moon are actually of Buzz Aldrin.
M7yKA TIL that lots of famous artists have died in plane crashes, including Glenn Miller when his military plane fell from the sky, Buddy Holly while on an airplane, Patsy Cline who's manager flew in bad weather and John Denver who piloted a home-built aircraft he had recently purchased.
9Yn7r TIL about Luna 15, the failed soviet lunar probe that launched three days before Apollo 11, while Neil Armstrong was taking the first steps on the moon, the soviets were trying to regain control of the probe were ultimately they failed causing luna 15 to promptly crash into a mountain
yr4J TIL Israel has laws requiring photos of models that have been digitally retouched to be labeled as such.
mxePx TIL Doves that were a part of the 1988 Olympic Opening Ceremonies in Seoul, landed inside the Olympic Cauldron after being released, and were accidentally burned alive when it was lit later on in the ceremonies.