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TIL on 9/11, the famous ice skating rink at Chelsea Piers in NYC was turned into a makeshift morgue

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KYyy4 TIL about Hugh Thompson, an American helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. He landed between unarmed Vietnamese civilians and American soldiers during the My Lai Massacre, ordering his crew to fire on the American troops if they shot the civilians, saving many lives.
1BjW TIL Woody Harrelson’s dad was a hitman and died in prison while serving a life sentence for killing a Federal Judge.
7rZGb TIL Fallen Astronaut a sculpture smuggled to the Moon as a memorial for those who have died in the advancement of space exploration.
GY5KQ TIL that Mongols used Wicker shields which means the cuisine legend of “mongols grilling meat on their shields” has been debunked by this SCA article.
Ye5Z TIL that Bill Gates is offering $100,000 to the scientist who creates a next generation condom that “significantly preserves or improves sexual pleasure, in order to improve uptake and regular use”.