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TIL that the Apollo astronauts were quarantined for three weeks after returning from the Moon, just in case they brought back lunar germs.

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p8KGO TIL In the mid-1800's Italy installed several British built 100-ton, 450mm black powder cannons on it's newest warships and in response the British bought several from the same manufacturer to install on the island of Malta. None of the guns were never used in any conflict and only two exist today.
ne4oW TIL, Till Lindemann the lead singer of Rammstein was shortlisted to go to 1980 Olympics in Moscow for freestyle swimming.
VMdOG TIL R-12 ballistic missiles deployed to Cuba during Cuban Crisis were manufactured in Ukraine
oBDYR TIL - In 2007, Damian Hirst unveiled “For the Love of God” A platinum cast of an 18th century human skull, encrusted with 8,601 flawless diamonds. The work's title was supposedly inspired by Hirst's mother, who once asked, "For the love of God, what are you going to do next?"
LZ7d TIL that during the search and rescue operations for the September 11th attacks, it was becoming rarer and rarer for rescue dogs to find anyone, leading them to feel failed, so firefighters hid in the rubble for the dogs to find them.