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TIL the earliest known maps are of the stars, not the earth.

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oBma7 TIL President Ronald Reagan, during a soundcheck for his weekly radio address, made the following joke: "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."
lkxV TIL that Patrick Stewart once said that, “All of those years in Royal Shakespeare Company – playing all those kings, emperors, princes and tragic heroes – were nothing but preparation for sitting in the captain’s chair of the Enterprise.”
6ER9Z TIL that Nirvana were a British psychedelic band in the 60's who performed with Salvador Dali
7rXdP TIL that Roman soldiers (that survived battle) actually had longer lives than the average Roman citizen due to the implementation of medical units in their legions.
N7KM TIL Lyndon B. Johnson once urinated on a secret serviceman who was shielding him from public view just because he was the president and he could.