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Today I learned that Russia hid cities to the world during the Soviet era

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E1xkx TIL that half of the 12 men who've walked on the moon still are alive, youngest is Charles Duke at 82, oldest is Buzz Aldrin at 87.
QJyop TIL why we have two nostrils - different smells are detectable at different air speeds, so one nostril is always more open than the other to give us a wider olfactory range.
yV5pp TIL that “Goodwill Industries, a tax-exempt non-profit that generates more than $5 billion in annual revenue and pays its executives six-figure and seven-figure salaries, pays some of its workers as little as $0.22 per hour. Why? Because they are disabled.”
QNPxd TIL that from 1959-1962, Major League Baseball played TWO All-Star games per year. The second one was to raise money for player's pensions, and other charities.
vpYj TIL there is a pen that lets you write with any liquid you want as ink