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TIL there are 96 bags of human waste on the moon.

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894G TIL artist Peter von Tiesenhausen made the top 6 inches of his 800 acre farm a copyrighted work of art to keep oil pipelines out. It costs oil companies $500/h to talk to him
p8gxQ TIL about "Operation Moolah", which offered large cash rewards to North Korean pilots who defected with an intact MiG-15 jet fighter. However, the only defector who ever met the conditions, No Kum-sok, was unaware of the offer. He was still paid $100,000 ($967,289 in today's money).
xJ8o TIL In 1987, Blockbuster won a court case against Nintendo, paving the way for the rental of video games.
wGe8 TIL That there are North Korean Labor Camps in Siberia
61Gl TIL there is a $1 Million coin that is legal Canadian tender. They weigh 100 kg and are 99.999% gold. This is the highest face value ever to appear on any coin ever.