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TIL we nuked space in 1962

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5YjN9 TIL in October 2017, comedian Michael Klimkowski, who bears an uncanny resemblance to televangelist Joel Osteen, was able to infiltrate an actual Joel Osteen event, posing with fooled attendees and even making it to the main stage before being found out by security.
YVPv TIL Bebo was bought for $1 million by the same people who sold it for $850 million 5 years earlier
rNLbo TIL of the January 7th, 1994 crash of United Express Flight 6291. The plane was on approach to land when it struck a stand of trees, causing it to crash into a warehouse. Only 3 passengers survived after they escaped through a Crack in the fuselage. The rest died on impact or burned up.
mwBy TIL Masturbation Improves Immune Functioning, Reduces Depression, Prevents Infertility, Maximises Orgasms, Controls Cervical Infections, Fights Urinary Tract Infections, Lowers Risk Of Type-2 Diabetes, Reduces Insomnia, and Minimizes Risk Of Prostate Cancer.
E16BW TIL that during the siege of Leningrad, Hitler had no intentions of actually invading the city. He did not want to capture and feed the 3 million inhabitants and ordered an unending siege, disregarding possible surrender, waiting for the city to starve to death. Close to a million civilians starved.