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TIL: The flags left on the moon have been bleached white because of radiation

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LGlV TIL the Super Bowl has required national anthem vocals to be pre-recorded since 1993 when Garth Brooks declined to pre-record and then refused to sing live until a dispute over debuting a music video during the game could be settled, resulting in a delayed kickoff.
BjxL TIL Roh Moo-hyun, President of South Korea from 2003 to 2008, killed himself in 2009 by jumping off a cliff. His left-wing party chose to delay the opening of parliament until the right-wing government of the time accepted responsibility for his suicide.
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