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TIL that anyone on earth can request and reserve time using the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Zpwra TIL Frank Lloyd Wright’s son invented Lincoln Logs, his granddaughter was famous actress Anne Baxter, and his niece was famous children’s author Elizabeth Enright
P1MQG TIL of Tom Justice, an Olympic cycling trial contender who robbed multiple banks, escaping on bike. During his crime spree, his own bike was stolen, he began a drug addiction, and started a masters degree.
px6A TIL that Hitler wasn’t the only Führer of Nazi Germany. After his suicide, the second Führer was former Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda Joseph Goebbels from 30 April-1 May 45 (Goebbels’ suicide). The last Führer was Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk from 1 May-27 May 1945.
xVdAg TIL that the Seinfeld TV show finale was the first prime time, non-sports broadcast to command $1 million for a 30-second commercial spot, a price previously only attained by Super Bowl broadcasts.
l7PV TIL the original broadcasts of MAS*H in the UK contained no laugh track (as was intended by the show’s creators). It was only because CBS required it that the show had a prominent laugh track in the U.S.