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TIL that the Apollo 11 crew Niel Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins didn't add their names to the mission patch because they wanted the patch to represent everyone involved with mission

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16vZV TIL The man with the longest name is the german-american typesetter, Hubert Blaine Wolfe­schlegel­stein­hausen­berger­dorff Sr. + 666 Sr (with the 666 to designate the number of letters in the full surname)
R5Z0a TIL in the 1940s, Dr. John C. Cutler led US-funded syphilis experiments in Guatemala, secretly infecting prisoners and patients, including a terminally ill woman, to study penicillin. Justified as "for the greater good," it remained hidden until 2010 when the US government issued a formal apology.
LkdOm TIL that the Warty Comb Jelly does not have an anus in a fixed location on its body. Instead an anus develops when the jelly needs to defecate and disappears when it’s done.
MRBb TIL in 2006, soup kitchens in France associated with a far-right organization were closed down by police because they only served pork. Protesters accused the kitchens of discriminating against Jews and Muslims who can’t eat the meat due to their religion.
V718 TIL Bernie Madoff will be released from jail on November 14, 2139, 130 years 279 days from his conviction date in 2009