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TIL: The Fallen Astronaut Memorial sculpture and plaque (the only piece of art on the moon) was smuggled onto Apollo 15 and installed in Mons Hadley without the knowledge of NASA and has not been commercialized.

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wvoJ TIL 700 years ago a monk scraped off the ink of old parchment to write a new prayer book. Recent discoveries find that the paper he erased was a manuscript wriitten by Archimedes that laid out the heart of calculus thousands of years before Newton was even born.
grdQ9 TIL during the Victorian era, it was popular for people to photograph relatives after they had died, often placing them in lifelike poses.
4kBRw TIL it was illegal to dry clothes on a clothesline in most states in USA, until 2013 when a Right To Dry bill was passed in several states.
MBn7 TIL that Colonel Sanders made surprise visits to KFC restaurants. If dissatisfied with the food he threw it to the floor while cursing out the employees.
7d8P TIL During the filming of ‘Snow Buddies’ Disney imported 20 under-aged golden retriever puppies. Because they weren’t vaccinated most of the dogs contracted parvo. Five puppies died during the making of the film.