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TIL Dogecoin has a lunar mission planned for February 2024

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Oo0o4 TIL Richard Norris Williams survived Titanic sinking, but spent too much time in freezing water and rescue doctor recommended amputation of both his legs. He refused and proceeded to win his first tennis tournament a few months later and became Wimbledon doubles champion in 1920.
JYKWl TIL there is good evidence that Prohibition of alcohol in the USA was effective. A 2003 study found that liver cirrhosis deaths dropped by 10 to 20 percent.
gr5gy TIL the first established patent system was the Venetian Patent Statute of 1474, being the earliest codified patent system in the world, with its principles still being the basic foundation of modern patent law
YypP TIL Every second of every day, the sun converts 700 million tons of hydrogen into 695 million tons of helium. The other 5 million tons becomes energy. Every second.
yVNlJ TIL Rhapsody Rabbit--directed by Friz Freleng and featuring Bugs Bunny--was the first cartoon to be broadcast on Cartoon Network when the channel launched on October 1, 1992 and features Bugs shooting a concertgoer for coughing