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TIL that Antarctica was not discovered until 1820

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68Z8 TIL of a Romanian Princess who opposed the alliance with Germany during WWII. She personally took custody of surviving Allied crews who were bombing her country, saw that they were cared for in her hospitals, and facilitated their escape to Italy. She helped more than 1000 US crewmen shot down.
VBVM8 TIL American composer Kevin MacLeod allows anyone to use his music for free, as long as he receives credit for the song. This has led to his music being used in thousands of films, millions of videos on YouTube.
N0eE TIL When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon, they honored cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin by leaving behind one of his medals
x64Gg TIL about Bård "Faust" Eithun, drummer for the black metal band Emperor who served 9 years in prison for murder for luring a gay man into the woods and stabbing him 37 times. Faust went on to win a Norwegian Grammy in 2022.
M1vK TIL the actor who played Jesus in The Passion of the Christ was struck by lightning on set