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TIL that NASA bombed the moon in 2010

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7ajO TIL that the word “Sniper” refers to a hunter skilled enough to shoot a snipe, a small and fast bird.
xVOB5 TIL that the story of the Chernobyl fireman's wife is deemed impossible by Robert Gale, a UCLA doctor who treated radiation victims
9w4Xr TIL in 1956, Ray Charles started popularizing Wurlitzer and Rhodes electric pianos because he didn’t trust the timing and quality of acoustic pianos.
J1ax8 TIL there is a fruit tree called peepal reminiscent of the Alan Watts speech regarding trees peopling
6ENJ7 TIL that terminally ill patients in the US may choose to be treated with experimental drugs only passing minimal testing, as covered by the "Right-to-try-Law".