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TIL that Yogi Berra's World Series rings were stolen from a museum and melted for scrap.

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dDM4E TIL that in 2012, the National Reconnaissance Organization (NRO) gifted NASA two space telescopes with capabilities exceeding that of the Hubble telescope. For example, the telescopes have shorter focal lengths, which in turn gives them a field of view that is 100x larger than Hubble.
wL8Zo TIL: The founder of the Smithsonian never visited the United States. But in 1901, when his grave in Italy was to be relocated to make room for a quarry, Alexander Graham Bell, a Smithsonian regent, proposed moving his remains to the Smithsonian. So the museum ended up collecting its founders remains
b90V9 TIL that the Spanish word 'Ole!' comes from the word 'Allah!'. The Muslims in southern Spain in medieval times believed genius came from God. They would shout 'Allah!' when they saw a dancer who seemed intensely gifted on stage. Nowadays 'Ole!' is a Spanish accolade of praise for any performance.
gMZjb TIL: Kirby creator HAL Laboratory got its name because "each letter put them one step ahead of IBM".
YmAZ TIL that when a dementia patient forgets something, their brain fills in memory gaps with a falsification that a person believes to be true. It is called Confabulation