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TIL during the 18th century, those who could not afford the three-pence admission to the London Zoo could supply a cat or dog instead to be fed to the lions.

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7eML TIL NASA often shows the movie “Armageddon” as part of its management training program and asks its new staff to find as many scientific-inaccuracies as they can (there are at least 168).
BgLMD TIL: Shoes discovered in Titanic wreckage are typically found in pairs because they were worn by victims when they died. The bodies disintegrated but the shoes remain due to tannic acid in leather
0wEAy TIL astronaut helmets contain a small foam block they can use to scratch their nose while on space walks
4kRYb TIL that falling asleep while on watch duty during a war time could result in death or other lawful punishment according to the article 113 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).
18MP TIL - Microsoft search engine Bing has lost the company 5.5 billion since its launch in 2009.