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TIL that Lebanon had a space program in the 60s; it was very successful but forced to shutdown due to growing tensions in the region. “Yes, it was a tiny country, but Lebanon could have done it."

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Y7Mrd TIL among the disintegrated remains of the Space Shuttle Columbia was the diary of Ilan Ramon, which managed to survive mostly intact. The diary detailed his first six days during Columbia's final mission.
w4QY TIL in 1992 dance/pop duo The KLF were invited to play at the BRIT awards. They unexpectedly performed with a grindcore metal band, fired machine gun blanks into the audience, announced they were leaving the music industry, dumped a dead sheep at the afterparty, and deleted their entire back catalog
Z8PKG TIL that an organism capable of producing oxygen without light was discovered in 2010. Unlike plants, algae and some photosynthetic microbes who all require light, Methylomirabilis oxyfera releases oxygen even in complete darkness.
jYxR TIL that Sweden’s recycling program is so effective that 99% of household waste is recycled. Even its food waste is composted. Sweden even imports 700,000 tons of waste from other countries.
NXXJJ TIL that the first Submarine was used in the Revolutionary War and was called “The Turtle”.