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TIL NASA has 2 satellites chasing eachother around the Earth tracking the distance between themselves to measure gravitational anomalies. Their nicknames are Tom & Jerry!

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70eM TIL Carlos Henrique lived for years as a professional footballer across many clubs and countries without ever playing a match by feigning injury when he ever had to play
xWeo TIL even the US President doesn’t necessarily have access to all Top Secret information unless there is a demonstrated “need-to-know.”
wDRM TIL that barely a year after the 1969 moon landing the American public had completely lost interest in space exploration - to such an extent that 90% of people surveyed could not remember Neil Armstrong’s name.
6EJwY TIL that the first non-stop UK to Canada flights were RAF Canberras carrying BBC recordings of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, so that Canadians were able to watch it the same day it happened.
bQAQ TIL an orangutan from a zoo was reintroduced to the wild in Borneo and began spear fishing after watching local fishermen.