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TIL that the first astronaut to be yelled at by NASA was John Young, one of the most accomplished astronauts in history, after he smuggled a corned-beef sandwich on Gemini 3.

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9YRkp TIL Town Line, NY seceded from the Union during the Civil War, contributing a handful of soldiers to the Confederacy. Curiously, it never rejoined the Union as it was not a formally recognized municipality before the war. It "officially" rejoined the Union in 1946 on a vote of 90 to 23.
NXE6 TIL President Jackson entered a duel against a man he knew to be the better shooter. Jackson allowed the man to shoot first, unflinchingly taking a bullet in the chest. Jackson then fired and killed the man instantly. Jackson lived with the bullet in his chest for the rest of his life.
pwEZ TIL In Germany it is not illegal to try to escape from prison because it’s basic human instinct to be free.
1apLr TIL Harvard Business School surveyed 182 senior managers in a range of industries about meetings: 65% said meetings keep them from completing their own work; 71% said meetings are unproductive and inefficient; 64% said meetings come at the expense of deep thinking.
d8Oe7 TIL the human body literally glows, emitting a visible light in extremely small quantities at levels that rise and fall with the day, scientists now reveal. Past research has shown that the body emits visible light, 1,000 times less intense than the levels to which our naked eyes are sensitive.