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TIL The band Oasis, after having technical difficulties at a large gig, issued refund checks with the bands branding on hoping fans would keep them as collectibles instead of cashing them in; it worked

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dj8B TIL the only active ship in the US Navy that has sunk an enemy ship is the USS Constitution built in 1797
EgyeP TIL about Hilda Yolanda Mayol, a woman who survived the 9/11 attacks. 2 months later she boarded AA Flight 587 out of JFK, 5 minutes after take off the plane would crash and all 260 occupants perished - the 2nd deadliest aviation incident in US History.
nebDd TIL, the term Wi-Fi was the invention of a brand-consulting firm and has no technical meaning.
p88kp Street names aside, who comes up with crazy non-words like Zyrtec, tenofovir and Xeljanz?
xw6b TIL The last person on the moon was Eugene Cernan as Commander of Apollo 17 in December 1972, the final Apollo lunar landing. His final words on the moon were, “We leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind. Godspeed the crew of Apollo 17.”