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TIL about Documentary film: Black Astronauts & NASSA (Since the ISS post was locked - also satire)

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vVDx TIL: NFL cheerleaders are only paid $50 to $75 a game
KYdd6 TIL Margaret of Provence, queen consort of France, was the only woman to ever lead a crusade, when her husband was captured and she was in charge of his army and the negotiations to rescue him.
ep0gk TIL of the McDonalds Monopoly Scandal. In 2001, the U.S. promotion was halted after fraud was uncovered. The fraud spread nationwide and even involved Gennaro "Jerry" Colombo of the Colombo crime family.
E1eX7 TIL Huy Fong Foods (maker of Sriracha) has never advertised its products and doesn't employ a single salesperson — all their success is based on word of mouth.
mbBx TIL that there’s a diamond mine open to public in Arkansas that is the only diamond mine open to public. Visitors can keep whatever the gems they find . 31000 gems have been found so far since it became a state park in 1972.