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TIL there is a controversial sculpture by Belgian pop artist Paul Van Hoeydonck on the surface of the moon placed by Apollo 15 NASA astronaut David Scott

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WjB8 TIL dinosaurs were already extinct, but 10,000 years ago American population faced the Glyptodon, a badass giant armadillo the same size and weight as a Volkswagen Beetle
ynwv TIL that China has banned time travel in TV, saying that it “disrespects history”.
5Yl1R TIL 1897, a ghost’s testimony was admitted as evidence to a United States Superior Court trial that resulted in a conviction. Edward Shue was accused of killing his wife, Zona Shue, and four weeks later her ghost appeared before her mother with post mortem statements that detailed Edward’s crime.
EgJXw TIL after his journey from Japan in 1614, English sailor John Saris returned home with 'Japanese erotic art'. The incident ended his career as a merchant.
6R9m TIL that Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, added a clause to his contract with Paramount specifying that if anyone actually made a functioning tricorder, they’d have automatically earned the right call it a tricorder if they wanted to.