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Today I learned about the Apollo 10 turd incident.

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GARr5 TIL the British invaded 9 out of every 10 countries that exist
WkRV8 TIL in 2012 a lifeguard named Tommy Lopez was fired for saving a drowning man who was outside the protected area
ZMpG TIL that a wrist watch was edited out from famous “Raising a flag over the Reichstag” photo, because the flag raising soldier had at least 2 watches
oRdrr TIL that of the 5 ships and 270 men who started the Magellan Expedition, only 1 ship and 18 men completed the circumnavigation of the Earth together. (17 others survived Portuguese capture and hard labor and returned later.)
vP0R8 TIL: That an article in The Atlantic once used the lyrics to "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" in order to equate the United States government's use of "original classified authority" and the abuse of power between the branches of the government.