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TIL that the Dallas Cowboys stadium uses more energy than Liberia

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WjQX TIL when the space station Skylab fell to Earth in 1979, it landed in Esperance, Western Australia. The Shire of Esperance fined NASA $400 for littering, which went unpaid for 30 years until a radio host raised the money and paid it on behalf of NASA.
5KJD TIL that a recent study shows dogs make ‘puppy eyes’ deliberately to bond with humans
16k9X TIL Fritz Lang’s film “Woman in the Moon” is often cited as the first occurrence in media of the "countdown to zero" before a rocket launch. It was so influential that the first successfully launched V-2 rocket at the rocket facility in Peenemünde had the Frau im Mond logo painted on its base.
69VBY TIL Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment owns Redbox.
V1PG TIL a facebook contest was fixed by 4chan that sent Pitbull to perform at a Walmart in Kodiak, Alaska. Knowing it was setup, he went anyways.