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TIL Peter Jackson owns the original Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

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xw6b TIL The last person on the moon was Eugene Cernan as Commander of Apollo 17 in December 1972, the final Apollo lunar landing. His final words on the moon were, “We leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind. Godspeed the crew of Apollo 17.”
AXOa TIL The Pillars of Creation, a nebula 7,000 light years away, was destroyed by supernova 6,000 years ago. In a thousand years we will see it destroyed as it takes 7,000 years for the light to reach Earth.
N1n1 TIL about Maharaja Alwar. During a visit to the Rolls Royce showroom in England, he was treated disrespectfully due to his race. He then proceeded to buy 7 rolls royce cars and use them for garbage disposal in his palace. Rolls Royce wrote him a apology and asked him not to tarnish their reputation.
9Yk9B TIL that oregano was practically unheard of in the U.S. until American G.I.s in WWII returned from Italy with a taste for the "pizza herb"
VM7OQ TIL that the Italian liqueur manufacturer Amaretto ran an advertisement campaign where almond scented aerosol was spread in London Underground stations, which smells just like cyanide gas.