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TIL that the time zone used on the International Space Station is Coordinated Universal Time, which is equivalent to GMT.

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KOYxE TIL the Beastie Boys won a lawsuit against a company for the unauthorized use of their song "Girls" and had the $1 Million settlement donated to a charity supporting education for Girls
b67MQ TIL about the Cosquer cave in France. Its only entrance lies 121ft (37m) below the surface of the water, and it has cave drawings of various animals that are estimated to be 27,000 years old.
DQ0Bp TIL That the deadliest blizzard in history occurred in Iran in 1972. In some places over 25 feet of snow fell.
NXyy6 TIL George Washington prevented a military coup over unpaid back wages by putting on a pair of glasses to read a letter from Congress, explaining he was "almost blind in the service of my country.” Moved to tears, his officers compromised.
5VaP TIL that in 1893 H.H.Holmes (one of the first documented American serial killers) built a maze like hotel with full of traps where he murdered his victims