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TIL that while Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon, Buzz Aldrin was the first man to pee on the moon.

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O49a TIL a New Zealand school ditched schoolyard restrictions on play, and saw a drop in bullying, serious injuries and vandalism, and concentration levels in class increase. Instead of a playground, children play in a “loose parts pit” which contains junk such as wood, tyres and an old fire hose.
E1EjX TIL the members of the 1980s pop/rock band Toto are some of the most prolific session musicians in history. Their work includes Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'. Collectively, the members have been recorded on over 5,000 albums, selling over 500,000,000 units.
xlyb TIL that bears can drastically reduce their heart rate when injured as a defense mechanism against blood loss.
wogE TIL one of Woody Harrelson’s four conditions for accepting the role of Tallahassee in Zombieland was that the director not eat dairy products for a week
gM7KL TIL Apollo 13 was shot in “a hollowed-out, windowless, padded Boeing 707 jet that climbs to 30,000 ft. and then arcs into a steep dive, creating a 23-second period of weightlessness.” This plane is used by NASA for 0g training.