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TIL that In 2000, Mos Def purchased a struggling bookstore, transforming it into a Center for Education and Culture for the community. This non-profit preserved the mission of its original architect, which was to promote literacy and multicultural awareness for people of color.

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Bgxdd TIL that there is a museum in Iceland devoted to penises. A 95-year-old man donated his penis to it after his death.
e0nlD TIL of Silas Soule, an abolitionist who, among other accomplishments, was present at the Sandy Creek Massacre where he refused to order his men to fire. He testified at Congress against his commanding officer and was murdered soon after, likely as a result of his testimony.
Zp9dY TIL of Dr. Farrokhroo Parsa, physician, women's right's activist, and Pahlavi Iran's first female cabinet minister. She was executed for "prostitution" after the Islamic revolution: "I am prepared to receive death with open arms rather than live in shame by being forced to be veiled."
VZB8 TIL that the analysis of the camera of the Surveyor 3 lunar landing probe, which was brought back by the crew of Apollo 12 in 1969, two years after it landed, showed that bacteria that had entered it during manufacturing had survived the lunar conditions.
dXeQ TIL that the famous theme song to the X-Files was created by accident, when the producer rested his elbow on the keyboard.