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TIL when Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon, he carried with him a piece from the Wright brothers' first airplane

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9YrGB TIL in February 14, 1990 as the Voyager 1 completed its primary mission and was leaving the Solar System, NASA commanded it to turn its camera around and take one last photograph of Earth across a great expanse of space, at the request of astronomer Carl Sagan. The Earth is seen as a Pale Blue Dot.
Z8EX4 TIL Quincy Jones successfully sued Michael Jackson's estate based on expert testimony that was immediately expunged from the record.
grKAb TIL Simeon II of Bulgaria, the last Tsar of Bulgaria, become Prime Minister of his country 55 years after his abdication
Egrdo TIL: MDMA (aka Ecstasy) was widely used for therapy prior to drug prohibition. MDMA assisted therapy was reported to treat depression, substance use disorders, relationship problems, premenstrual syndrome, autism, and many other psychiatric disorders
XEKOX TIL there was a Republic of Yucatán ... twice!