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TIL that the extremely risky and highly successful first test launch of the Saturn V rocket helped revitalize the US's moon landing ambitions.

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v1kBK TIL: In Poland in 2010, a 90-ton WWII-era locomotive was propped-up vertically as a memorial sculpture. Artist Andrzej Jarodski titled it "Pociąg do Nieba" --The Train to Heaven.
dZeZ TIL the see-no-evil, hear-no-evil, and speak-no-evil monkeys have names: Mizaru, Mikazaru, and Mazaru.
DQEgP Today I learned that from 1972 to 1994 the Office of Technology Assesment existed and functioned similarly to the FDA until it was defunded.
NX60J TIL about 'The Hum' - a mysterious low-frequency sound heard around the world that only affects small amount of people in certain locations. Despite scientific investigations, its true source remains unknown.
X9vD TIL that dogs tilt their heads when a human speaks to them because they’re trying to identify the words, locate their source and see the speaker better