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TIL flies can live for days without their head

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N7rle TIL Apollo 10 was under-fueled on purpose, just in case Stafford and Cernan got any cowboy ideas on trying to land on the moon. Nelson said that NASA was concerned they would attempt an unplanned landing, writing they said "Don't give those guys an opportunity to land, 'cause they might!"
AN0od TIL that Video Game Arcades are niche and super rare in Germany. In the 1980s, the protections for minors became significantly stricter in relation to video game arcades. Arcade machines were dismissed as “games of chance” and underage access was and IS STILL denied.
x67yk TIL in 1978 Richard Branson tried to get DEVO to make John Lydon(Johnny Rotten) their lead singer. Obviously they declined…
5JGP TIL that Bill Ward, drummer for Black Sabbath, was set on fire several times by his band mates as pranks. One almost resulted in his death
aw4Ny TIL Taco Bell tried twice to enter the Mexican market. Both times failed spectacularly, locals decried the food as inauthentic and a joke.