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TIL Jackie Robinson's brother Mack won silver in the 200m at the 1936 Berlin Olympics - behind Jesse Owens

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ORDa TIL that in 1835 the American newspaper “The Sun” published several articles about the discovery of life and civilization on the Moon. The articles described bison, goats, unicorns, bipedal tail-less beavers and bat-like winged humanoids living there who built temples
VBkL8 TIL about the porrón, a Spanish pitcher used to drink communally by pouring wine or other drinks into your mouth from a distance, much like a watering can for flowers
l7ovK TIL You must notify the EPA of a burial at sea in US territorial waters within 30 days following the burial, and you can only be buried in waters 3 nautical miles from shore in waters at least 600 feet deep without a special permit.
xgXo TIL Alexander Graham Bell developed the metal detector as a last ditch effort to locate a bullet lodged in the chest of American President James Garfield in 1881; the attempt was unsuccessful because the metal coil spring bed Garfield was lying on confused the detector.
gnD8 TIL: NASA has found that under certain conditions the moon rings like a bell.