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TIL that until WWII, basically everyone in NYC who moved apartments moved on May 1st

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epAO4 TIL Carl Linnaeus's fundamental work Systema Naturae listed "Animalia Paradoxa", including fantastic or exotic creatures such as sirens, pelicans, hydras, dragons and antelopes
v7NL TIL that in 2009, just in case Space Shuttle Atlantis was damaged while working on the Hubble, Endeavor was readied to launch a rescue mission. This was one of the few times both shuttle launch pads were occupied.
BgNWW TIL that as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Abe Fortas, attended White House staff meetings & discussed private Supreme Court deliberations with President Johnson
PYkZe TIL Losing the ability to smell lemons or onions could herald an early death
LQkJV TIL That the Earth's current "North Star" will be replaced in ~1000 years by the star Gamma Cephei, because it can be seen with the naked-eye and be closer to our celestial pole than the current North star, Polaris.