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TIL that India’s Mars mission cost less than the movie “Gravity.”

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kJlYm TIL the face of Wolverine was inspired by actor Paul D'Amato
GEBg TIL there exists evidence of “highly suspicious” insider trading on two airlines in the days leading up to 9/11 that can be traced to an unnamed US-based institutional investor.
oRjao TIL in 1809, a Danish ex pirate and prisoner of war in England named Jørgen Jørgensen breached his parole, sailed to island, overthrew the Danish count who was the colonial governor in a coup and proclaimed himself ‘His Excellency, the Protector of Iceland.’ His reign lasted for about two weeks
awGyo TIL Billionaire Aristotle Onassis (who married Jacqueline Kennedy after JFK's assassination) upholstered his yacht's bar stools with whale foreskins
W7NeA TIL Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise would've have walked on the Moon as commander of Apollo 19 before budget cuts cancelled that flight