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TIL that the number 8 is such a lucky number in China that the Chinese government scheduled the Beijing Olympics to begin 8 seconds after 8:08 on 8/8/2008.

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0wZkA TIL of Skarð, a village on the Feroes Islands that was abandoned in 1913, when the entire male population perished on a fishing accident.
9Yn7r TIL about Luna 15, the failed soviet lunar probe that launched three days before Apollo 11, while Neil Armstrong was taking the first steps on the moon, the soviets were trying to regain control of the probe were ultimately they failed causing luna 15 to promptly crash into a mountain
R5VM6 TIL Ted Bundy scored 39/40 on the Hare Psychopathy Checklist which is among the highest recorded scores of any serial killer
7r8M7 TIL U.S. Automakers Developed Coal-Fired Prototypes in the 1980's
x6711 TIL about the "Night Witches", a regiment of female fighter pilots in the Red Army. Relegated only to outdated biplanes, they nonetheless struck fear into invading German forces.