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TIL Neil Armstrong earned his Masters from USC in 1970 and presented a seminar on "Moon Landing Techniques"

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yema TIL that during the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, the African American hostages were released almost immediately as Iran was “sympathetic to oppressed minorities”.
9w4nQ TIL that even though they are only 2.4 miles apart, Yesterday and Tomorrow Islands are 21 hours apart due to the International Date Line being located between them.
E1GAd TIL that the concrete used by the Roman Empire has been proposed as an alternative to modern concrete. It's believed that it would have a substantially smaller environmental impact than our own in addition to being far more durable, surviving thousands of years in harsh conditions nearly unscathed.
xVykw TIL About the Kogi people who are thought to be last surviving pre-Colombian culture past the Aztecs. Their high priests are chosen at birth and spend their first 9 years of life secluded in a cave in total darkness learning the ways of “Aluna”(Mother Earth). The cave is said to represent her womb
pY6w8 TIL 'Steve Jobs' is the name of an Italian clothing company created in 2012 when the creators realized that Apple never trademarked Jobs' name.