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TIL that the man on NASA’s CAPCOM that said, “Challenger, go at throttle up” just before it exploded was the pilot on the very next shuttle mission.

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xVGD TIL Over 99% of Romans lived in Apartment buildings. Only 1% lived in private homes.
jY4Q TIL that Pizza Hut once sued Papa Johns, claiming that the slogan “Better ingredients. Better Pizza.” is false advertising.
NRDQ TIL a house right across the street from Westboro Baptist Church was intentionally bought and painted rainbow colors and hosted gay weddings to mock the infamous church
79Np TIL There is a lake in Tanzania that turns animals into stone.
lOP1 TIL that Espresso Book Machine, a print on demand machine developed to print, collate and bind a paperback book in a couple of minutes. Since its debut at the New York Public Library in 2007, the machine is now in 70 bookstores and libraries in the world.