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TIL President Nixon had a 'Moon Disaster' speech ready in case Apollo 11 astronauts died

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VMdOG TIL R-12 ballistic missiles deployed to Cuba during Cuban Crisis were manufactured in Ukraine
nWoLd TIL: About the US capture of Mexico City during the Mexican-American War
X0nDr TIL that in 1879 a well armed British force was outmaneuvered and overwhelmed by a Zulu army armed with spears and cowhide shields.
6EP0Z TIL that Aaron Burr, infamous for killing Alexander Hamilton, was an early proponent of women’s rights. He praised Mary Wollstonecraft’s “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman,” and provided his daughter with an education usually only afforded to boys of the time.
4kaxw TIL that The Doors, in the space of just three-and-a-half years, managed to release 6 studio albums and one live recording. Jim Morrison’s sudden death in 1971 brought their brief but explosive run to an end, making their achievements in such a short period even more impressive.