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TIL More people have been to the moon than have won Takeshi's Castle

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ney4b TIL that two men led a team of 80 people to collect over 1.2 million golden orb spiders, milk them for their silk, and create the rarest textile on earth: a golden silk cape
mkxY TIL: A man in Texas killed a cop who was executing a no knock warrant. The man ultimately was not charged (with killing the cop) because he thought someone was breaking into his home. In Texas you can use deadly force to defend self and property.
X0MVD TIL that Stephen Hawking and Mark Zuckerberg collaborated in founding the Breakthrough Starshot program, which aims to develop a proof-of-concept fleet of interstellar probes capable of reaching Alpha Centauri.
16Mm8 TIL when you're stretching your body releases endorphins, that's why it feels so good.
Oo9ya TIL that among the many brave men and women that have received one, a horse named Sergeant Reckless that served during Korean War has also received a Purple Heart.