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TIL the United States unintentionally landed a probe on Venus. One of the four atmosphere probes of the Pioneer Venus Multiprobe mission made it to the surface intact and transmitted information for over an hour.

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n69P TIL Even though golf is the 7th most popular sport in the US, the PGA Tour has donated over $2 billion to charity. By comparison, the NFL has donated about $370 million to charity.
aaOb TIL Charles Manson studied Scientology to learn how to manipulate people.
wLrBW TIL Anjelica Huston was 38 years old when she played John Cusack's mother in "The Grifters"
5Y48k TIL that people living in Commonwealth countries get a birthday card from the Queen of England when they turn 100, 105, and all birthdays after that.
6EP5m TIL Coco Chanel made sun bathing fashionable. Historically exposure to the sun had been the mark of laborers and a milky skin used to be a sure sign of aristocracy. Chanel took in the sun, making suntans not only acceptable, but a symbol denoting a life of privilege and leisure.