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TIL that on December 28, 1973, after having worked for 16 hours a day without breaks for six weeks, the crew of the Skylab space station mutineed and shut off communications with ground control for a day

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Z1dR TIL in the early ‘80s (before the HIV epidemic), there was a popular brand of appetite suppressant candy called “Ayd’s”. Their unfortunate marketing slogan? “Lose weight with Ayd’s!!”.
VKQm TIL a bay in Newfoundland is named either “Bay of Despair” or “Bay of Hope,” but nobody knows which name is the original and which is a corruption
e0bK4 TIL The Air Force operates a giant facility in Florida that can simulate any weather condition on earth. They use it to test the effects of climate on equipment.
YLgZ TIL that music preferences are strongly correlated with personality type, and that two of the most similar personality profiles are those of classical music fans and heavy metal fans.
b6kwp TIL Stevie Wonder's groundbreaking album Talking Book which included "Superstition" and "You Are the Sunshine of My Life", was his 15th studio album and 18th album overall, and was released when he was only 22.