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TIL that astronaut Alan Shepard’s pre-launch prayer before becoming the first American to reach orbit was “Don’t fuck up, Shepard…”

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Lk9Bm TIL of Bear 122, "The Boss" - a large Grizzly bear who has dominated Banff Nation Park in Canada for the last decade.
v1kn4 Today I learned about Time Crystals, discrete crystals that have a structure that repeats in time, causing them to resist entropy.
mxm1v TIL Stan Freberg, who replaced Jack Benny on CBS radio in 1957, refused to allow tobacco manufacturers as sponsors, despite it being an impediment to his career.
NXryP TIL about Elan School. Until 2011, this "troubled teens" institution tortured kids physically and psychologically. The only way out of there was to torture and torment your peers, it's called "attack therapy"... Those behind this operation still alive, are still free today, COMPLETELY UNPUNISHED
geey TIL Matthew McConaughey gave up on going to law school in 1993 to go into acting. His breakout movie role came in 1996, as a lawyer.