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TIL Apollo 11 Astronauts went through customs upon returning from the moon.

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6XwX TIL that the people of an isolated tribe in Zimbabwe only have two toes. a.k.a the ostrich people
9w8xm TiL Guinness Book of Records was invented to settle bar arguments.
vPLBD TIL the salary for Privates before the US entered WWII was only $0.70 per day ($15 in 2024)
mxmZx TIL That Tylenol, Acetaminophen, and Paracetamol are the same drug AND are just various abbreviations of the drug’s full name para-acetylaminophenol (para-aceTYLaminophENOL, para-ACETylAMINOPHENol, and PARA-aCETylAMinophenOL).
96EG TIL in 1993 a Scotsman was asked to confirm to the court that he was the person summoned. He replied “aye”, but was then told he had to answer yes or no. He replied “aye” again and was imprisoned for 90 minutes for contempt of court. On his release he said “I genuinely thought I was answering him”.