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TIL that the Moon always shows Earth the same face

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7kXx TIL gold on Earth came from colliding neutron stars
69Qvm TIL that George Washington signed the 1794 Slave Trade Act, which banned U.S. ships from participating in the Atlantic Slave Trade, as well as forbid the exportation of slaves for foreign sale. It was the first major piece of legislation against slavery passed by the United States government.
0wN0A TIL that in 2006, a young couple lost for three nights in the San Jacinto mountains was rescued in part by a signal fire started from matches found in the abandoned camp of a lost hiker who vanished exactly one year before their predicament.
R58gl TIL that NBA star Stephen Curry and his father Dell Curry (former NBA player) have the same full name. They're both "Wardell Stephen Curry" (though the father takes the "Sr." suffix and Steph takes "II").
4XY5N TIL about the illusion of explanatory depth, which leads people to overestimate how knowledgable they really are, but can be counteracted by asking them to explain how things work