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TIL half of the Moon is always illuminated by our star.

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v64B TIL that the richest man in the world at the time, John Jacob Astor IV, was present on the Titanic when it sank in 1912. When his body was recovered, it was found to contain gold, diamonds and $2500 cash (nearly $61,000 in today’s money)
AbWo TIL in WW2 that Raymond Collishaw, leading pilots who were outnumbered and outgunned, flew their only Hawker Hurricane from base to base and on as many missions as possible to make the Italians believe that they had many. The plan worked as the Italians spread their resources out thinly.
9YAJB TIL that Benjamin Franklin's illegitimate son, William Franklin (1730 - 1813), was a staunch Loyalist during the American Revolution and even organized British military units to fight in the war. After the war, he and Benjamin Franklin never reconciled.
6gRJ TIL the Slovakian women’s hockey team qualified for the 2010 Olympics by beating Bulgaria 82-0, and then lost to team Canada in Vancouver 18-0
0Zpp TIL that “Daddy Long Legs” (Harvestmen not Cellar Spiders) are nonvenomous, lack fangs entirely, and aren’t even a spider.