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TIL that NASA erased the original transmitted footage of the Apollo 11 moonwalk because of a magnetic tape shortage in the following years

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Eg1XV TIL the original Washington Senators baseball team were actually officially called the Nationals for most of their existence, but fans and media still referred to them as the Senators
XRBr TIL When Tom Cruise reached the level of Operating Thetan 3 in Scientology, and was told about the the Xenu story , he freaked out, and said ’What the fuck is this science fiction shit?’, and left the church for 10 years before they got him back.
P5aV TIL Tabebuia Trees wood is more dense than water, and naturally shares the same fire resistance rating as industrial steel.
9YVR7 TIL Dan Rather, a reporter at the time, wanted to write a story about heroin and how it feels. He convinced police officers to administer a dose of heroin to himself.
BXNe TIL A Boxer Named Joe Walcott coined the phrase The Bigger They Are The Harder They Fall